An honest, relatable blog featuring a lot of information and resources for high school teachers and a little bit of everything else.

I would have to say my 'writing roots' didn't really get started until college. I got the writing bug in college, alongside some inspiring teachers-turned-professors who were passionate about helping their students inspire their students. In that environment, writing was democratic-anyone could do it, anyone could teach it, and everyone is a writer.

Mental illnesses don't make you dangerous and teenagers' moods might not just be their hormones - journalist Matthew Jenkin explores common misconceptions about young people and mental health