Category: Education
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Paper Power: How Lists and Homework Can Spark Laughs and Fond Memories
Bill Keaggy likes his grocery lists, and I like old scratch paper. See how the two intermix in “Paper Power: How Lists and Homework Can Spark Humor and Memories.”
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The Basics and Dignity of Journalism: A Reflection on Rich Martin
In an age when journalism can often be agenda- and clickbait-driven, locally depleted, and, sadly, carelessly covered or just plain fake, it is informative and refreshing to come back to the first-edition book by Rich Martin titled Living Journalism: Principles & Practices for an Essential Profession, which I read early on in graduate school.
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Teacher Darla Frye Still Dedicated Despite Struggles with Cutbacks
As busy as school life is, Darla said it is the little niceties of the job that keep her grateful: an appreciation dinner from the Parent Teacher Student Association; a touching email from a parent or a letter from a student; parent-teacher conferences that go well.
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Afterword from ‘Learning Journalism’: The ‘Why’ of the Story
This is the final chapter of my 2022 book, “Learning Journalism Where Writers Rise: Four Enlightening Years in Graduate School at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.”