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Why You Should Do a Writing Institute

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

Thunder rolled.  The lightning stuck.  And I woke up 40 minutes before my alarm was set to go off.  Woke up widely with the same giddiness I feel upon waking on a party/big event day, or a painting/redecorating my house … Continue reading →

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New Role New Audience: My Experience of Moving from the High School to the College Classroom

Posted on February 27, 2017 by

This is the second in a series of posts by Angie Reid. You can read her first post here. William Shakespeare famously penned, “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players” in his famous poem, … Continue reading →

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Passions Are Powerful Conductors of the Future

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

After a tumultuous semester battling pneumonia and the recurrence of my mother’s cancerous tumor, I packed up my Hope College memorabilia and returned to my hometown, parental rules, and the familiar pink shag carpet my eleven-year-old self had loved.  I … Continue reading →

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Reigniting the Fire: Why Teacher Burnout Doesn’t Have to Be Forever

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

This blog is the first in a series of writings that will chronicle Angela Reid’s decision and subsequent experience of leaving the high school classroom to become a graduate teaching assistant in the English Department at Central Michigan University, only … Continue reading →

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The Power of Taking a Risk

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

I shared my writing with my students and it was really powerful. I know what you’re thinking: Of course it was. We all know this. We know that we should write with our students, model for our students, share with … Continue reading →

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