Teaching Tip #144

Teacherscribe’s Teaching Tip #144

Inspiration (Part 5)

     The next day I proudly passed up my four-page (front and back) response.  My prelude dwarfed the others in my row.  My classmates turned their bewildered heads at me as they felt my paper in their hands.

     Then Mrs. Christianson told the class, "I will grade these and read my three favorites on Friday."

     I froze.  What if she reads mine?  What will my classmates think? Nah, she won't read it.  What do I care if she reads it anyway ?  But secretly I desperately wanted her to read it and like it, but I never admitted that to myself.

        Friday finally arrived.  I was standing outside Mrs. Christianson's door waiting to get in.  That was another first.