"You only have to write a little bit better than your students for them to take something away from your writing"
Nancie Atwell
Nancie Atwell
It's weird, because up to this point I have not had a problem posting my thoughts, but after reading about sharing your writing with colleagues, I am stuck. Sharing your writing can be extremely daunting, and I don't want to have to write every time I sit down at a professional development meeting.
Writing in front of students is much less stressful to me. It was interesting to read lists of things to consider while you write in front of your class. Having a list in front of me would more than likely stifle my creativity, which of course is what we do to our students. We give them a rubric, talk about what good writing looks like, and leave them with an overwhelming list of criteria for them to follow, check off, and perfect. OUCH! Is that really the best way? Once again, how are we supposed to teach our students to write? Write for enjoyment or write for a test? Do we have time in the year to do both? Or should we focus on the enjoyment of writing?
2 comments:
Rachel, I don't want to write in front of my colleagues either at professional development meetings. However, I think this blog is providing another avenue for doing that, and I'm enjoying it much more.
Rachel and Tammy, I have really enjoyed reading your postings! I appreciate your honesty and insight. Writing is something that I am starting to really enjoy. I hated it growing up and would dread the "research papers". I procrastinated every time! I truly believe that if I had written more, I would be a better writer. I don't remember writing very much in school except for the long papers that seemed to take forever! Tammy..I'm glad you are enjoying the blog more. I am curious to hear why you and Rachel don't want to write in front of your colleagues. :-)
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