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Contemplating the Devotions of W.S. Merwin in the Wilds of North Jersey

Contemplating the Devotions of W.S. Merwin in the Wilds of North Jersey

Nick Ripatrazone on the Renowned Poet and the Wilderness He Loved

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 20, 2021

8 Ways the Pandemic Has Changed How I Teach High School English

8 Ways the Pandemic Has Changed How I Teach High School English

Nick Ripatrazone Recommends Flexibility, Care, and Rest

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 5, 2021

On the Emotional Complexity of Teaching in the Age of COVID

On the Emotional Complexity of Teaching in the Age of COVID

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to English Teacher Keith Leonard

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 24, 2021

Teaching Appalachian Lit to West Virginia High Schoolers

Teaching Appalachian Lit to West Virginia High Schoolers

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to English Teacher Karla Hilliard

By Nick Ripatrazone | February 24, 2021

How Teachers Can Foster a Space of Curiosity

How Teachers Can Foster a Space of Curiosity

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to English Teacher Heather Clark

By Nick Ripatrazone | January 8, 2021

The High School Teacher Who Changed Kaveh Akbar's Life

The High School Teacher Who Changed Kaveh Akbar's Life

Meet Steve Henn, Who Goes Above and Beyond for Students

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 5, 2020

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How Teachers Build Connections Beyond the Classroom

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 7, 2020

Teaching High School Writers What It Means to Be Published

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 21, 2020

Teaching Students to Use Their Voices Through Theater

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 31, 2020

Remember Reading in Public?

Remember Reading in Public?

Nick Ripatrazone on the Private Self Made Public

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 27, 2020

The Poets vs. The Police: On Standing Your Ground in<br> a Toronto Park

The Poets vs. The Police: On Standing Your Ground in
a Toronto Park

“In Canada, a poet, to make his way as a poet, has to be
a real tough bastard.”

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 16, 2020

In Flint, a Teacher Amplifies Student Voices on Justice

In Flint, a Teacher Amplifies Student Voices on Justice

In the Empty Classroom of Jessyca Mathews

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 25, 2020

Showing High Schoolers That Yes, Structure is Essential

Showing High Schoolers That Yes, Structure is Essential

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to English Teacher Matt Carton

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 28, 2020

High School at a Distance: <br>On the Importance of Finding Remote Connections

High School at a Distance:
On the Importance of Finding Remote Connections

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to Jasmine Lane

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 29, 2020

Trying to Teach High School During a Global Pandemic

Trying to Teach High School During a Global Pandemic

was stolen from us."">"Our school year was already in its final act, and now its climax
was stolen from us."

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 31, 2020

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

Nick Ripatrazone Considers the Faith of an American Icon

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 2, 2020

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