Susan Neun, English Chair, Lahser High School, Bloomfield Hills, MI— “We’ve had very successful experiences with NEXUS. The presentation is accessible to advanced and to regular students. This year we look forward to using The Grapes of Wrath volume [which was published at the end of the last school year, 1997-98]. It is just an excellent compilation of materials. I think these books are absolute treasures, just remarkable. For a single teacher especially, it just pulls everything together. The magazine can take the place of a team of teachers.”

Michael W. Bergen, Communication Arts Chair, Appleton East High School, Appleton, WI— “I haven’t seen any better material for connecting the curriculum, especially world literature and world history—and I have a lot of experience connecting the curriculum. In one instance, for example, my kids did their research topics on the artists and poets of the Harlem Renaissance and they created mini-documentaries on the artists or poets using the NEXUS materials. It went extremely well. You can see the editor has really done his research. His love of the material really shows.”

Jodi Zupancic, English teacher at Valley Forge High School, Parma, OH— “Using the Renaissance NEXUS articles as a prereading activity for Romeo and Juliet was very worthwhile. My ninth graders learned the historical importance of the time period which helped them understand the play more completely. I will definitely use the magazines again in the future.”

Linda Meixner, English teacher at Valley Forge High School, Parma, OH— “Even students who are difficult to manage are captivated by NEXUS magazine. My sophomores studied The Harlem Renaissance edition. The art reproductions, particularly valuable in conveying the essence of this important period in American literature, inspired my students to create their own illustrated blues poems.”

Susan Ryan, English Chair, Immaculate Heart of Mary High School, Westchester, IL— “We have found the NEXUS volumes wonderful. They’ve been used in a number of classes in 10th, 11th and 12th grade, including our sophomore World Culture class, which incorporates World Literature and World History. We particularly like the correlations to art, and the students like to see the connections between different subject areas. They find that very interesting. We also find that NEXUS is particularly valuable to visual learners who are not engaged by traditional means.”

Donna Sheridan, English teacher, Magnificat High School, Rocky River, OH— “The kids loved Romeo & Juliet and the Renaissance. It was exciting to watch them make the connections. We had an interdisciplinary week on Galileo and NEXUS fit in perfectly. They started with the Galileo articles in NEXUS and then used the magazine to explore other interdisciplinary connections. The kids couldn’t stop; they loved finding and making the connections. It was fascinating to see, very very exciting. NEXUS worked really well.”

Marti Koller, English teacher, Baldwin-Woodville High School, Baldwin, WI— “I have used the Macbeth issue thus far, and it helps the kids to realize that Shakespeare is contemporary and that we can relate literature to the real world. I am quite happy with the results I’ve received from my kids. Kids who are harder to engage enjoy the visuals and the real-world applications. Overall each volume provides research that any teacher would love to do, but doesn’t have the time to do, and the fact that NEXUS does it for us is very valuable.”

Katherine Sims, English teacher, Land ‘O Lakes High School, Land ‘O Lakes, FL— “We’ve received two years of NEXUS subscriptions, and we think they are the most wonderful things that walk the earth.”

Dr. Paulette Goll, English Chair of Lincoln-West H.S. in Cleveland, OH— “NEXUS is one of the best things I’ve ever seen. You’ve done an exceptional job on the Renaissance.”

Marjorie MacKeown, English Teacher, Tecumseh H.S. in New Carlisle, OH— “I really think Romeo & Juliet and the Renaissance is great, and the students enjoy it too.”

Theresa French, English Teacher, from East Leyden H.S, Franklin Park, IL (suburb of Chicago)— “NEXUS is wonderful. I’ve been telling everyone about it.”

Amy Benjamin, English Teacher, Hendrick Hudson H.S. in Montrose, NY (outside NYC)— “The students respond very well to it. I think NEXUS is great.”

Monica Gorsuch, English Chair of Midpark H.S., Berea, OH (suburb of Cleveland)— “It’s a wonderful, quality publication. I love it.”

Linda Wolkenbreit, Humanities Coordinator for the Voorheesville NY School District— “We were very pleased with the quality and the fact that it is interdisciplinary.”

Anne Mulligan, English chair at Bishop Kearney High School in Brooklyn, NY— “NEXUS is magnificent. We are so excited about it here.”