Today, I saw a PBS Newshour article online asking the readership who inspired them to teach. I did not have to give this much thought at all. It was my mom! My mom inspired me to teach! She taught third grade at one of our local elementary schools while I was growing up. I remember…
On a trip to our public library a few years ago, one of the librarians commented to me when I checked out that she likes to look at the books I have been reading because I make such “interesting” choices! I took it as a compliment, but also thought it was a little odd. I…
Yesterday was World Poetry Day and it also so happened to be my weekly meeting with the third graders in my writer’s circle group. I was a little on edge because the week before, one of my students had started sobbing twenty minutes into our meeting, while writing Haiku poetry. But, as I arrived at…
Luckily, I have raised three readers. My entire immediate family loves to read. This started early with my boys, reading to each of them at bedtime. Now, they have been known to devour books when the spirit moves them. And, it moves them quite often. Even with busy schedules, heavy course loads, sports, and/or music…