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Did I Help My Students—or Not?

Sep 14, 2011

Theme Essay by Emily Cicchini

I taught writers so unsure of their voices that all I could do was get them to speak their inner songs.

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Natalie Goldberg: “I Don’t Believe in Writer’s Block”

Sep 12, 2011

TW Interview by Judith A. Ross

I knew I couldn’t learn how to do writing in school, because people didn’t know how to teach it.

Teaching, Featured Interview | Read More

Would You Ever Take a Bullet for Someone?

Sep 05, 2011

Personal Essay by Jon Wolfman

I still wonder if learning to write in another language is like taking a leap into space.

Teaching, Memoir, Travel | Read More

In the Cancer Room

Sep 05, 2011

Feature by Autumn Stephens

Sometimes, I light candles to rekindle the flame. Or to burn the evidence.

Teaching, Illness | Read More

Great Writers and Bad Teaching

Sep 05, 2011

Feature by Michael Milburn

Maybe the best measure of my education is the fact that I have kept on writing.

Teaching, Book Reviews | Read More