Chelsea's Reflection on Graves (Preface & Ch.1)

From what I've read so far, it seems like this book will be very
interesting and helpful. Graves mentions that every child is a
writer before they even step foot in their classroom. I never
really thought of that before, but it is so true. Children do
scribble all over anything they can reach. That's so funny when
you actually think about it. I loved writing when I was child. I
was always drawing or writing something down. Actually, I still
do write or draw on a piece of paper when I'm bored.
In the class that I am observing this semester, I believe most of
the students enjoy writing when their teacher asks them to. The
one time that I was there, the students were all very quiet and
focused on their stories they were told to write. I think one
reason why they enjoyed writing their pieces was because they
were able to choose their own topic. I like the idea of letting
children choose their own topics when writing because they
will have more than enough information to write about.
I also like the way Graves uses examples and dialogues in his
writing like how a teacher could ask their student's questions
about something to give them more ideas on what to write about.
I enjoyed reading the short dialogue about the student and her
cockatiel. It was cute. I look forward to reading more and
learning more from Graves' book.