This blog post is my grand finale... except that really these last two weeks of school are like an even bigger grand finale of my whole college career.. so forgive me if this post is brief.
It starting to get to be that point in the semester where if you compared the amount of days n school to the amount of assignments remaining to complete, the scale would tip pretty heavily to the assignments side. So it's crunch time and what do you do? You keep working really hard at everything and put in the maximum effort into everything. Have to finish strong. I really can't believe this is my last real semester at UGA. With only student teaching ahead of me, the "real world" is growing ever closer, scary.
So writing, what have I learned about writing through this blog? Quite a bit actually. I've learned that I really do enjoy writing when it is up to me to do it. I loathe writing papers and mandatory reflections about things I would prefer not to reflect on. But I really like reflecting on things I want to think about again. That's something that I've learned, the value of reflection. Maybe I'll continue to blog next semester as I student teach. It would be a great way to unload all the stresses of the day and also keep record of what has happened throughout the days.
I've also learned the value of kids blogging, and really writing in general. I want my students to love to write and want to do it often. I love reading student writing, it's such a great way to get to know your students individually and also helps them learn about themselves as a writer.
I've learned so much from this class. I feel as though its really benefited me and added to my teaching education. I definitely want to implement writers workshop in my classroom and this class has surely taught me how!
1 comments:
Hi Pamela. I'm so happy this class has given you some grounding toward your future teaching of young writers. You've learned a lot about yourself as a writer, too, which will only enrich your teaching. I've had several people blog their way through student teaching, but it can be hard if it is "one more thing" to do in an already busy time. If you can find a way to tie it in to what you already have to do, then that works well. otherwise, you can blog occasionally and know that when the time is right you can always try to get back to writing more regularly. I always enjoy reading blogs from student and young teachers because it gives me some insights for my students and allows me to reach out once in a while. You've done a wonderful job this semester, and I hope when you start blogging (or student blogging) you'll share those with me!
Beth
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