“The ideas of beawolf ain’t gonna go nowhere.” <—My first complete sentence to an MLA style paper about Beowulf. My English teachers in high school changed and edited my trajectory with my writing and with . . . my life. Writing is a process like life. We’re all in a process of becoming. Remember that. Make mistakes and keep your voice. And, take the guidance along the way.” SchoolEducationTeachingHigh SchoolTeachers Author:Jill Telford
“They say you can tell a lot about a country by the way it treats its prisoners…I believe the same can be said for how a country treats its children” ChildrenSchoolEducationTeachingPrison Author:Jill Telford
“Teaching and learning begins with your heart and brain. Those two things sustain it too.” HeartSoulBrainLearningTeaching Author:Jill Telford
“There is so much to learn. There is so much to teach. There is never enough time until you pick it all up and carry it all outside of the classroom.” EducationLearningTeaching Author:Jill Telford
“How do children learn? Why are we allowing regulators to regulate the fun out of learning?” ChildrenLearningTeachingEducatorAdvocate Author:Jill Telford
“I AM A TEACHER. We ARE teachers. We’re not daycare workers. We’re not taking care of days. We’re taking care of children. We will define ourselves.” WritingEducationTeachingPreschoolDaycare Author:Jill Telford