In this chapter she talks a lot about writing & sharing with your colleagues. As uncomfortable as I feel about writing in front of my class, it is even worse with my colleagues. I remember an instance where we were suppose to write about something and I just sat there. It was like I had never written before and had no ideas popping in my head that I could write about. Which makes me think about pg. 45 where the author talks about making "a safe haven" for all writers.
"You only have to write a little bit better than your students for them to take something away from your writing." pg. 45 I have always felt like the teacher on this page, in which I have to have everything perfect in order to feel that my students can get anything out of my examples.
In the section about writing at the beginning of a year, I did start feel a little bit better about some writing in my class. I stopped and thought about all the writing we did at the beginning of this year: All About Me, Autobiography, Summer Memories, etc... The one thing I stop and reflect on is that I need to continue this throughout the year and do MORE modeling myself.
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Amanda,
I have had the exact same experience about writing at a workshop. I just sat there when everyone else was writing. What a horrible feeling. For me, writing is a much more involved and messy process. I don't like to share my writing unless I have spent time revising and revising. I too need to work on this area of my teaching.
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