Write Away

The pleasure of writing for growth and fun

  • That Good News

    Want to know the best way to involve parents?  Send home good news about their child before the first week is out. And there’s no better way than to have students write it themselves.  With writing now taught across the curriculum, every teacher can do it. Even if you only have fifteen minutes, it’s time Continue reading

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  • W-A-T-E-R

                What does this word bring to mind for you?  A cold, refreshing drink .…perhaps memories of diving into a favorite green-blue lake in the mountains…or a chemical substance necessary to sustaining life around the world?             How about a moment that changed the life Continue reading

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  • Metamorphosis

    For educators, fall really feels like spring.  A fresh year, a new class, brand-new students: all of these embody new beginnings and the opportunity to grow.  My growth during this season, though, often begins with a search. Whenever possible, I scan my yard and local fields for milkweed.  If I see a patch, I examine Continue reading

  • The Crème de la Crème

    What kind of teacher are you?  What are your ideals?  Perhaps they are as Maggie Smith explains in her Oscar-winning performance in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, “goodness, truth and beauty.”   Or you might be like Sidney Poitier’s unforgettable Mark Thackeray in To Sir With Love, who teaches urban high school students to respect themselves Continue reading

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