Reading [Student Writing] Like an Artist.

This was the title of Katherine Bomer’s keynote speech which she gave at 9 am this morning. Katherine was inspiring and uplifting and simply amazing.
Anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time knows that Stacey and I are both believers in the power of art. About two years ago I [...]

All-Write Summer Institute 2008: Day One

Today I’ve been able to soak up thinking and ideas and general good stuff from:
Penny Kittle.
Lester Laminack.
Katherine Bomer.
My, oh my! To say my brain is swirling would be an understatement. How do I even begin to capture my learning and thinking and growing? I think I’ll begin a list of stuff that [...]

It’s that time again! Memoir Mondays Challenge: It’s Here!

Don’t need inspiration? Already wrote your post? Link it here by clicking on the Image Linky.

Need some inspiration? Go ahead and look at the charge I posted yesterday.

Ruth’s Memoir Monday: High School Graduation

I spent the week leading up to my high school graduation begging my mom for a new outfit.  You don’t need a new outfit, it’ll be covered by your gown, she told me over and over and over.  At seventeen, I didn’t appreciate her practicality.  Little did I know that thirteen years later I would [...]

MEMOIR MONDAYS: Graduating on the Big Stage

Hunter College Graduation at Radio City Music Hall – June 2004

Originally uploaded by teachergal

High School Graduation: Princeton, NJ [The (grassy) Mall on Campus]
College Graduation: Washington, DC [The Smith Center]

First Grad School Graduation: New York, NY [Radio City Music Hall]
Second Grad School Graduation: New York, NY [Riverside Church & Columbia Quad]

My first master’s degree was [...]