North Carolina New Schools Project

Dea Riha, English Teacher

Dea Riha teaches English at the newly-opened Middle College at UNCG. She previously taught at Wilkes Early College High School. Both schools are affiliated with NC New Schools Project.

Articles by Dea Riha

A Whole New Ballgame
by Dea Riha

A Whole New Ballgame

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

I’ve done it twice. It is like walking into the biggest game of your whole life knowing the rules, but not the game that needs to be played. The audience (or in this case the students) could need basketball, hockey, or perhaps they will need you to do gymnastics and flip-flop double twist everything you have ever done on ...