Writing changes people. It’s the hardest, yet most rewarding subject I teach. I love it.
After journaling one morning (we used this prompt) a student ran up to me. His grin stretched ear to ear. He said “I feel like a new person after writing this!” I told him that writing changes people. This ten-year-old finally understood that.
I asked him if I could share his journal page. Here’s the text of his entry:
Why do adults do crime? Why do they cuss? Why do they start wars? Why not be one nation? Why not be friends other than enemies? When I grow up I will not be in wars. I will be trying to make everybody in the world friends.
Why fight? Why not love? Why, why adults do you fight and not love? Remember who created this world. I bet he did not want war & fighting. Remember our savior, God and Jesus. If you want kids to be happy, stop fighting.
He shared this with the class and received a standing ovation. He beamed the rest of the day.
Writing changes people.
Hi Justin,
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome classroom experience that shows that your students feel safe to write and share in the environment that you have created! As teachers, what better thing can we feel than to know we have opened the doors for students to learn to love something like writing! So cool!