Category Archives: teacher appreciation

doing “5 to 10” for writing (part 1)

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Kenton Kilgore

Lately, I’ve done a few talks for high school students who are writers, or are interested in becoming one.  In addition to disabusing them of the idea that becoming an author is a fast and easy ticket to fame and … Continue reading →

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suddenly, i was back in high school

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Kenton Kilgore

One of the recurring anxiety dreams I’m prone to having is the one where someone in the public education system realized that I had somehow missed achieving some crucial requirement to pass high school, and I have to go back … Continue reading →

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teacher appreciation: eleanor roosevelt high school

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Kenton Kilgore

 The latest in a series recognizing the best teachers I had   June means graduations, which reminds me that it was 30 years ago (!) that I graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, MD.  Roosevelt is a magnet … Continue reading →

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teacher appreciation: the early years

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Kenton Kilgore

The latest in a series recognizing the best teachers I had.   Through almost all of my school years, I was lucky to have several outstanding teachers, beginning as early as 4th grade, with Roger Ricketts, my homeroom teacher at … Continue reading →

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looking back, looking ahead

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Kenton Kilgore

2013 was a good year for my budding writer career: I started (in earnest) drafting Lost Dogs, my next work; I learned a lot at the Bay to Ocean conference and I joined the Eastern Shore Writers Association; I sold … Continue reading →

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teacher appreciation: j.r. salamanca

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Kenton Kilgore

The latest in a series recognizing the best teachers I had   I was stunned and saddened to learn that on October 30 of this year, just a few weeks ago, the great J.R. Salamanca passed away peacefully in his … Continue reading →

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teacher appreciation: verlyn flieger

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Kenton Kilgore

In honor of the kids going back to school, this will be the first of several posts about the great teachers I was fortunate enough to have in my academic career.  To kick things off, let me tell you about Professor … Continue reading →

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