Archive - Ryan’s Substack

Stop Reinventing the Wheel: A Back-to-School Reality Check for Teachers

A few takes on tried-and-true, traditional methods—the timeless tool for teaching.

Aug 19 •

The Names We’ll Never Know

History forgets most of us, yet the true heartbeat of our nation beats in the unseen, ordinary hands quietly shouldering their civic responsibility far…

Aug 11 •

This City and I

New York City beats with a restless pulse. Its chaos breaks you. Its grit builds you. It wraps around you like a story you’re somehow part of, cut from…

Aug 4 •

July 2025

The Cracks and The Marble: Why I Love Teaching the Story of America

America’s story is filled with soaring ideals and difficult contradictions. In this essay, I share my love for history, my reflections on it as a…

Jul 30 •

July 2024

Witnessing History: Reflections & Rambles

A year has passed since I began writing this, and now, as I sit in the airport, headed back to Europe again, I feel ready to share this reflection piece…

Jul 11, 2024 •

This is Ryan’s Substack.

Jul 10, 2024 •

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