It all started with foam poster board, construction paper, and a sharpie to create a prototype. Now Tanisha “Queen It Shall Be” Hall is launching her first board game: Hillman the Game. Board games are not just entertainment for her. She enjoys moving pieces, seeing characters, and interacting with them. One of her favorite board…
Author: jenniferbartellpoet
Jennifer writes and teaches in South Carolina.
Only Believe
My granny would have been 108 years old today (January 9th, 2019). And although she died in 2013 at the age of 102, her legacy is alive in me.
Everyday is New
There’s nothing new under the sun, but everyday is new. As we say goodbye to 2018 and welcome 2019, I keep this saying in front me. I’ve had some good years and I’ve had some bad years. The two worst years of my life were 2006 and 2011. In 2006 my mother died after a…
Helping Students Find Their Purpose
I went on a journey with my students last school year. Some of the steps we took involved inquiry, reflection, writing, and collaboration. But more importantly, it helped students discover their passion, their purpose. I learned about them as full human beings. I learned from them. They taught me as I was teaching them. Using…
A Brief Voting History
When Election Day came, my daddy and I crawled up into his truck, the 1980 lime green and white Sierra or the dark blue King Cab Ford Ranger—always American cars because he was an American man although America didn’t always want him. The Masonic Lodge downtown was the polling place then. Mr. Pete Jacobs, our…
