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Author Archives: Ben Heintz

Ben Heintz grew up in West Bolton and attended Mount Mansfield and UVM. He is a teacher at U-32 High School, a Rowland Fellow and the editor of the Underground Workshop, VTDigger's platform for student journalism.

Posted inLife & Culture

“Seeing the humanity” : Homeless in 2020, pt. 1

by Ben Heintz December 9, 2020, 5:29 pmDecember 10, 2020, 1:17 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

“You can’t be seen with anyone” : Starting college in the pandemic

by Ben Heintz December 6, 2020, 3:44 pmDecember 6, 2020, 3:44 pm
Posted inEducation

Remote Learning : Four Sides of the Story

by Ben Heintz November 29, 2020, 4:04 pmNovember 18, 2024, 2:31 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

“There’s so much tradition here” : Giving thanks for the Tunbridge Fair

by Ben Heintz November 26, 2020, 8:01 amNovember 26, 2020, 8:01 am
Posted inEducation

‘It’s still working’: Art class in the pandemic

by Ben Heintz November 22, 2020, 12:12 pmNovember 22, 2020, 12:13 pm
Posted inEducation

‘To go slower’: A lesson for teachers in 2020

by Ben Heintz November 22, 2020, 10:52 amNovember 22, 2020, 10:52 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Power Over the Poles

by Ben Heintz November 15, 2020, 12:15 pmNovember 15, 2020, 12:15 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

‘We Take Pride In What We Do’: Referees & Custodians

by Ben Heintz November 15, 2020, 9:45 amNovember 15, 2020, 9:45 am
Student Journalism at VTDigger: The Underground Workshop
Posted inEducation

Student journalism at VTDigger: The Underground Workshop

by Ben Heintz August 24, 2020, 12:26 pmNovember 15, 2020, 10:58 am
Dust collector Scrabble
Posted inLife & Culture

Three shifts at the Scrabble factory: The factory floor

by Ben Heintz December 29, 2019, 11:30 amJuly 3, 2021, 7:09 am
Bessette Fetters Jeffords
Posted inLife & Culture

Three shifts at the Scrabble factory: The manager

by Ben Heintz December 27, 2019, 10:00 amJuly 3, 2021, 7:08 am
Alfred Butts sorts Scrabble tiles
Posted inLife & Culture

Three shifts at the Scrabble factory: The inventor

by Ben Heintz December 26, 2019, 10:30 amJuly 3, 2021, 7:06 am
Posted inLife & Culture

The Trials of Honest Horace: His reckoning

by Ben Heintz November 25, 2018, 1:10 pmJuly 3, 2021, 7:11 am
Posted inLife & Culture

The Trials of Honest Horace: His rise, his rival and his fall

by Ben Heintz November 23, 2018, 3:00 pmJuly 3, 2021, 7:13 am

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