"Truth replaced hocus-pocus. It is human beings who create those first words, false starts, scratched-out lines, and messy pages that eventually become polished writing published in books and magazines. And those human beings are not so unlike the freshmen in your final class of the day," (p. 41).
The above quote really stuck out to me out of the whole book. It reminds the reader that students are the future--some will become authors and poets and maybe even create the next great novel. Students are not just teenagers trying to survive high school, but they have the potential to be great.
I want to work with my future students to help them realize this as well.
I really loved the quote you picked out of the book. We do need to realize that a lot of the students have the potential to be the next great writer. We need to encourage them to fulfill their potential and not turn them off to writing. It is great that you saw this and decided that it is something important to you; helping students succeed and help them to realize that writers aren't always just good naturally.
ReplyDeleteThanks Megan! It really stuck out to me.
DeleteAll students will use writing in their lives, so teaching them to use their words in a way that serves their purposes in life is so important!
ReplyDeleteExactly! No matter which path they choose to pursue, great writing skills will help them get there.
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