The first time we were reading Nine Rights... I was really digging it, not so much this time. I really didn't care about her experiences in the wilderness. Maybe it's just because I'm sick or whatever. I was scanning a lot to find things that were relevant to a classroom. One of the things that she said that I agree with is to slow down the pace of dialogue.
I liked her examples of types of teachers. We've all have those teachers that don't give you enough time to answer their question or the others who think that busyness is writing. She writes, "Many writers... are notorious starers and thinkers." I don't stare when I'm beginning to write, but what I do is pace, so I understand what she's talking about
Okay, I thought reading chapter 4 of the Smith book was extremely painful. Ray probably really enjoyed it, I did not.
I like that Nelson's article had strategies that we could use in our own classrooms. I think that writing thank you notes is a great idea in a classroom. The writer gets more than a "great job" on their paper by the teacher; they know that their story affected their readers personally.
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