Thursday, March 15, 2012

Slice of Life Day 15

Writing has been on my mind more during this month, especially the writing my students are doing.  It has been a struggle at times with some disappointment in lack of effort.  But other times it has been a complete joy and has opened up quieter students and given me insights  I might not have had without this project.
This morning I stumbled across this quote from Judy Willis on Edutopia:
"Writing can increase both personal relevance and confidence. Personal relevance comes when students can write for creativity and personal expression." Wow!

6 comments:

  1. I have to say it has boosted my confidence. Great quote. It's amazing what you can learn about students through writing. Glad you are writing.

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  2. Thank you for that quote. It kind of fits in with what I shared today about the importance of sharing the writing of students. Building that community.

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  3. Nice quote for my students and myself! Thanks!

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  4. I collect quotes and I'm adding this to my collection. Thanks!

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  5. It keeps coming back to how important student choice is - reading as well as writing. thanks for sharing

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  6. I love the idea of writing supporting personal relevance. How else do we get that in our lives?

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