Introduction

Jennifer Degenhardt, B.A., M.Ed., taught middle and high school Spanish for 24 years, until that career ended abruptly. During her last teaching assignment she began writing short novels for her students, when they were not “buying in” to the traditional textbook lessons. With the first book she wrote, Jennifer found that her students were more engaged, both with the language and in class in general, and through the stories she was able to offer themes for discussion she felt complemented language study and those that, simply put, need to be part of regular discourse:  racism, classism, social protest, paying it forward, alcoholism, unhealthy relationships, LGBTQ+, culture, identity, undocumented immigration, persons with disabilities, etc.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucia-matuonto/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lucia-matuonto/support