A student wrote an email that broke my heart, just a little. I found them in the hallway yesterday and told them I need time to think about all the beautiful and thoughtful questions they asked before responding back.
But I still feel the need to acknowledge their words. I’m carrying this kid with me. Perhaps you recognize either yourself or another kid here. My hope is, next week, I’ll have a poem to offer in response.
Last Thursday, I got to host an online writing group with some of my students. I’m still smiling.
What did I want to be when I was five? No idea. But boy, have my plans changed over the years…
Who’s the most confident person I know? I’d name them here, but that wouldn’t be nice. Let me explain. I looked at this daily writing prompt, and the way it asks about confidence, it gives the impression that more is better. Confidence is good. I work to build it in students plagued by perfectionism. IContinue reading “Slice of Life, Day 12: On Confidence”
The other day, I failed a lift at the gym. And it made me proud…
Wasn’t expecting to cut it close with my post this early in the month, but writing is writing. I’ll take it as a win!
Today marks Day 1 of the March Slice of Life Story Challenge. How have I changed? What will it teach me? Time will tell.
It’s that time of year where I boycott resolutions, and set an intention instead. Little did I know that my chiropractor would be the one to hand me my One Little Word for the year.
A few months ago, my good friend and colleague Kurt came to me with an idea. Kurt teaches music at one of my schools, and he’s a guy who likes to take an idea and run with it. And if there’s anything I also like doing, it’s taking ideas and running with them. It is,Continue reading “Slice of Life Day 22: A Heart Swells”
Yesterday, I wrote about planning a workshop on identity writing. The goal was to explore: How can I teach young writers about the power of the “default” where it comes to writing? How can I have them realize that characters without identifying traits still get identified – as whatever the mainstream culture would have readers picture? HowContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 19: On Identity”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things