Wednesday

Today I present for common prep. That means an hour presentation for each prep block of the day or five hours worth of presentations. I doubt that it will really go that long.

I just hope it goes well. Gearing up to present in front of my peers is not easy. I'm much more comfortable in front of kids. We'll see how it goes I guess.

At least I'll get to talk about something that I find interesting (we'll see if anyone else does!) - using writing as a tool for learning across the curriculum.

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I am never going to lament about students being shy about asking questions. Yesterday in College Comp was the day their rough drafts were due. I was swamped in questions. In that block alone I was asked more questions than I have been asked in my junior English class all year long.

But it was rewarding hearing kids talk about their writing in such a serious way. One of my better writers confessed, "You know. Writing this paper really wasn't that hard." I told him that it shouldn't have been given all of the planning, reading, outlining, and research he put in. Another one of my top writers (who carries around the collected works of John Steinbeck with note cards stuck to nearly every page) had not just one rough draft, but TWO.

It was a good day.

We'll see if today is another good one.