Hanging By A Thread
By Donna Griffin Why I love teaching: This week I was the substitute in third grade. I read the most awesome book to the class, “Patchwork Quilt” by Valerie Flournoy, with the theme of how families are joined by love, by action, and memories – I highly recommend it. Each class member then got to […]
The 5Ws and the H of being a teacher-candidate

The 5Ws and the H of campaigning By Donna Griffin, candidate, Indiana House District 88 At the heart, I am a journalist and a teacher and that’s how I am approaching this political campaign for Indiana House District 88. I started out as a journalist to present all sides of the issues and to give […]
There’s no going back. . . so we’re moving forward

Participating in this summer’s PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs opened my eyes and kept me focused on going back to school in a remote learning world! Here’s what my fellow teachers and I had to say.