“John Coy is a great writer and a natural teacher. He builds a powerful connection with students in a short amount of time. He recognizes young writers as individuals and encourages them to write from the heart while also improving their writing skills and experimenting with new techniques. He is cheerful and positive and has excellent classroom management. He plans his sessions to have a nice balance of creative writing exercises as well as plenty of time for students to write and apply what they have just learned. In short, a dream presenter!”―Colleen Feller, Director, Success Beyond the Classroom, 2023
“John is simply the best! The way he connects with our students year after year is remarkable. He engages them in conversation about his own experiences as an author having to persevere through revisions and rejections, and then he inspires them to believe in themselves as writers capable of doing the same thing. Even our most reluctant writers put pencil to paper with John’s encouragement and finish believing they, too, can be authors. I cannot recommend John highly enough!”―Laurie Holland, Media Specialist, Concord Elementary School, 2023
“John is a cornerstone to our conferences. He is always ready to engage and support our students and finds time to connect with each and every one of them individually. His personal touch helps our conferences stand out and gives students memories and motivation alike.”―Phillip Olsen, Student Academics Coordinator, Sourcewell, 2023
“John is a thoughtful, clear, and engaging presenter. I appreciate his rare talent for bringing people together as a group and at the same time treating them as individuals. He engages listeners’ senses and awareness of themselves in the world, making the experience wonderfully memorable.”―Natalie Rusk, Lifelong Kindergarten Group, the Media Lab, MIT, 2023