Thank you to everyone who voted for SPENT in the All Authors best cover contest. The book did not pass to the final round, but it was fun playing against hundreds of other covers. This past Friday, I presented three hour-long workshops about journalism and writing to students in junior high, as part of the school’s annual wellness conference. Students had 40 topics from which to choose and it was impressive list. Among them: managing anxiety, crafts, filmmaking, creative writing, resume writing, volunteering, ju-jitsu, bowling, understanding money, and even an escape room. I would have been thrilled to have access to something like this when I was in junior high. The best I ever had was a high school career assessment issued by the guidance counsellor. I scored high in social sciences, with recommendations for a career as a researcher or an analyst. In 1986, I can promise you there was nothing less appealing to me than those two paths.
Why I'll never go back to junior high
Why I'll never go back to junior high
Why I'll never go back to junior high
Thank you to everyone who voted for SPENT in the All Authors best cover contest. The book did not pass to the final round, but it was fun playing against hundreds of other covers. This past Friday, I presented three hour-long workshops about journalism and writing to students in junior high, as part of the school’s annual wellness conference. Students had 40 topics from which to choose and it was impressive list. Among them: managing anxiety, crafts, filmmaking, creative writing, resume writing, volunteering, ju-jitsu, bowling, understanding money, and even an escape room. I would have been thrilled to have access to something like this when I was in junior high. The best I ever had was a high school career assessment issued by the guidance counsellor. I scored high in social sciences, with recommendations for a career as a researcher or an analyst. In 1986, I can promise you there was nothing less appealing to me than those two paths.