What Others Say
Durthy's workshops are transformative experiences that inspire educators to rethink how they approach literature and teaching. Participants praise her engaging style, insightful frameworks like the LIST Paradigm, and her ability to foster meaningful discussions on cultural responsiveness and social justice in the classroom. Hear how her expertise is shaping the future of education!
"Thanks for the excellent job you did as a presenter at the 1997 Black Hills Writers Conference... On the evaluation form where attendees could list the sessions they considered to be the most valuable to them, we had several mentions of 'Six Steps to Self-Editing' and 'Writing From Your Roots.' Comments included 'had excellent examples, solid info.,' 'very professional,' 'enthusiastic.'... Thanks for helping to make this our best conference to date."
R.T. Lawton, Director
Black Hills Writer Conference
"Thank you for your captivating presentation at the IABC luncheon... The responses we received from attendees were outstanding: 'informative... created new perspectives,' 'excellent speaker,' 'stimulating ,' 'informative and entertaining,'... I think the fact that others stayed after the lunch to talk to you is further testament to the compliments you recieved."
Kim Mutchler
IABC Program Development Committee
“Amazingly comprehensive… Great beginning workshop for anyone to identify their culture.”
Karen O’Neill Earley, Executive Director
Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce
★★★★★
“Numerous personal insights give Durthy’s presentation real substance and flair.”
★★★★★
Pan Jedynak, Head Advertising
Copywriter Current, Inc.
★★★★★
★★★★★
“Excellent information. Thoughtful and thought-provoking.”
“Very heartfelt presentation.”
“Durthy was wonderful. She kept the audience engaged.”
Writing From Your Roots Workshop
★★★★★
Workshop On Surviving the “Scissorhands Syndrome”
“... This workshop was fantastic. It touched base with problems I continuously fave in my workplace.”
“Durthy conducted the workshop well. When the discussion got deeper and intense, she was well skilled to bring everyone back to focus. Excellent and outstanding issues. Outstanding facilitator.”
“Good interaction. Pertinent issues.”
“Excellent presentation. Durthy is not shy about stating unpopular facts.”
“Great preparation and utilization of materials. Wonderful presentation.”
“You do a great job! It’s nice to sit in a session that is informative yet entertaining.”
“Durthy Washington is a dynamite presenter…”
"Dear Durthy Washington. My name is David Bwire Wandera, faculty member at The College of New Jersey. I am writing to let you know how I enjoyed reading your book, Culturally Responsive Reading: Teaching Literature for Social Justice. Towards the end of last year, I published a paper where your culturally responsive reading formed the methodological hallmark of my analytic approach. I find that your work has a lot of insights for stakeholders as they prepare themselves to engage with texts that are typically marginalized in learning spaces. Additionally, this summer I am teaching a course at Middlebury College, VT, titled 'Teaching Literacies across Difference', and your book is part of my required reading. Anyway, I wanted to reach out as a fan of 'Culturally Responsive Reading' to let you know about the positive impact that your work is having in my research and teaching. Have a good day. David."
★★★★★
Dr. David B. Wandera
Associate Professor & Co-Chair
Student Teaching Clinical Practice Coordinator
Department of Special Education, Language & Literacy
The College of New Jersey