Tomorrow I will need all my energy because I'm taking my kids into their first formal writing assignment. To me, working with students on the writing process is the most exhausting part of my job--but the most worthwhile. After reading three classes worth of paragraphs, I'm hopeful that many already have the basic knowledge of how to write a sentence. But, there will be a few, or more than a few, who will be struggling with those basic skills while at the same time tackling critical thinking and literary analysis. I'm sure they'll be more frustrated and exhausted than I will be!
Sorry, this yoga blog is turning into a teaching blog. It can't be helped in the first few weeks of school. If you'd like to hear another person's perspective on teaching high school, there is a great article in this week's San Diego Weekly Reader. I haven't read it in years, but I saw the cover story when I was leaving Trader Joe's and had to pick it up. The title: "I Was a High School Teacher Dropout." It's written by a professional playwright and ex-teacher who left the profession after only a few years. Her insight is spot-on: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2009/aug/19/cover/
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