The Voice

Vol. 5, No. 2, 2000

A Mother Agonizes over College Application Essays
By Pat Fox

An Overview of the NWP Annual Review
By NWP Staff

Apples for the Teacher
By Emmet Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld describes how "an apple from the teacher" can inspire student writing in a variety of forms....

Awards and Accolades
By NWP Staff

Director's Update
By Richard Sterling

Grant Opportunities
By NWP Staff

Hear Our Voices: Students from 1969 to 1999
By Judy Bebelaar
Bebelaar contrasts the writing of the students she taught in 1969 with those she teaches in 1999, finding that students now fear not the violence of war abroad, but rather new violence nearer home....

How I Became an English Teacher
By Dan Holt

Inside the NWP Annual Review
By Jean Hicks

Newsbriefs
By NWP Staff

NWP Task Force Welcomes New Members
By Art Peterson

Out of Town Rendezvous: Co-director Seeks Other Co-directors
By Bob Ingalls

Teachers Telling Teachers About the NWP
By Karen Kinney
The author describes how, while attending a Washington DC meeting of National Board Certified Teachers, she promoted the work of NWP in a poster session and in the offices of congressional aides....

The James Moffett Memorial Award Program - An Invitation to Writing Project Teachers
By James Gray

Writing Teachers Wear Many Hats
By NWP Staff
NWP teachers find metaphors for their writing roles, including fireman, doctor, coach, and contractor....