For those students, taking any spark of enthusiasm they show and fanning it to a flame, and helping it spread to other possible enthusiasms, becomes one of my goals.
Category: David Lee Finkle
The Benefits of Learning 8: Questioning
Writing is the act of asking yourself hard questions and then trying to answer them.
The Benefits of Writing 7: Processing Learning
My point is this: using your knowledge to create something new in writing not only helps learning stick – it can inspire more learning.
The Benefits of Writing 6: Creativity!
The late Sir Ken Robinson once asked why we value analyzing literature more than we value actually creating it. I share his concern.
The Benefits of Writing 5:Thinking and Meaning
Writing is thinking on paper. Our thinking is the fabric of our minds: our memories of the past, our imaginative hopes for the future.
The Benefits of Writing 4: It’s FUN!
Consider it your holiday gift to your students: The gift of fun.
The Benefits of Writing 3: Remembering Your Life
Speaking as a teacher of 30 years experience who has, for all of those 30 years, asked students to write about their lives, I can only say I have never had a student complain about writing about their lives after the fact.
The Benefits of Writing 2: Discovering the Power of Words
…In our classrooms, we can read for meaning, discuss meaning, and allow students to write things that mean something to them.
Closeup Writing: Things to Consider
Writing with details and stories is not only more effective, it’s also more fun.
Big Picture Writing: Things to Ponder
Thinking about our writing, big picture, helps us to think about who and how we want to be as people, and as we the people.
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