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Can We Stop Using Writing as Punishment in Schools?

August 30, 2022 by Kelley Lindberg 1 Comment

For as long as there have been teachers, kids, and writing implements, writing has been used to punish unruly students. Whether it was writing “I will not talk in class” twenty times on the chalkboard or being told to pen a dreaded 500-word essay on “respect” after a too-rowdy assembly, most of us have memories […]

Filed Under: teachers, writer's life Tagged With: education, essay, punishment, students, teachers

Amanda Gorman’s Poem for a New Dawn: “The Hill We Climb”

January 25, 2021 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

A friend of mine is an online teacher of 8th and 9th graders this year. Usually an in-classroom math teacher, this year she wanted to teach 100% online due to Covid-19, so she agreed to teach the full slate of subjects to students who opted for full-time online courses. After the holiday break, she had […]

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What Teachers Want from Authors (and Vice Versa)

May 22, 2013 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

By Kelley Lindberg April found me in Boise, Idaho, at an SCBWI (Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) regional conference that was held in conjunction with a conference for teachers. One of the best results of the combination, for me, was a panel discussion at the end of the conference that included teachers, writers, an […]

Filed Under: writer's life Tagged With: conferences, readers, SCBWI, school visists, teachers

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