Words do have the power to transform and move us…..
these good blogs and need to carve out a few moments to share the joy.
A little while back a Pre-College (12th grade) English teacher
commented on my students’ writing. He asked me to let them know
that an English teacher was quite pleased to see future writers
and thinkers interacting on blogs. He invited us over to see what my
students’ older peers were writing. It was good. Pre-College
is a blog for his class to reflect on their readings. He encourages
them to offer feedback and comments regarding the literature. Listen to
the uplifting quote he included on his blog.”The author Frederick Buechner says that words written
today or 500 years ago have the power still to transform and move us”. Outstanding blog! Then I traveled over to his blog, The Daily Grind.
On a post that he wrote yesterday, he talks about some problems that
arose from his blogging about student attire at the prom. He writes a
heart-felt apology that has prompted a lot of discussion. His post about
a student, JK, is also heartfelt. JK died recently of Cystic Fibrosis
and Mr. McNamar writes a warm,caring tribute. There’s lots of
heartfelt writing in this blog.
May 27th, 2005 at 10:12 am
Thanks for your kind words. I’ve learned that we as teachers can find great value in blogging. It allows us to reflect in an honest manner and gain support, ideas, and even correcting from our peers.