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Best-selling author motivates young writers

Our friends at Learning First Alliance's Public School Insights Web site have released two of three installments of their interview with best-selling author Dave Eggers about his non-profit organization, 826 National, that helps students with tutoring and writing skills in seven cities across the country. In the first interview, Eggers discusses 826 Valencia, and its integral role of creatively tutoring and teaching in the San Francisco community. BoardBuzz notes the collaboration of the program with San Francisco area public schools as a strength for motivating students. The second interview , offers great tips as Eggers shares the organization's strategies for motivating reluctant writers, which include giving individual attention to students' assignments and the freedom for students to write about personal interests before tackling other school assignments. BoardBuzz eagerly awaits the third installment of the interview from the Learning First Alliance, where Eggers talks about plans for a new documentary that will serve as an advocate for public school teachers. And be sure to check Public School Insights regularly -- they've got a ton of great content and interviews with all kinds of fascinating people. Just what we like to see!

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on May 22, 2008 (boomark / email).