Sei's Reflection on Graves Ch. 5
“Write With the Children”
Graves Reflection (Chapter 5)
Reading Chapter 5, “Write With the Children”, has made me realize just how important it is for teachers to write with/alongside/in front of their students. Not only is this technique highly effective to improving the students’ writing, but it may also prove to be beneficial to the teachers as well.
It’s important for children to actually see their teachers participating in the writing process. For one thing, seeing it with their own eyes can eliminate all the preconceived notions about adults and writing. Watching an adult form sentences and choose certain words will prove to them that adults may also have trouble with writing and these words aren’t “dictated to [them] from on high”. Another reason it’s essential for teachers to write with the students is that the children “need to hear the teacher speak aloud about the thinking that accompanies the [writing] process”. As the teacher speaks of his/her thoughts or thinks out loud, as you may call it, the students are getting an idea of the thinking process that goes along with the writing process. They’re getting to actually listen to what’s supposed to be going through their minds at certain steps of the process.
This chapter is inspiring to me, not only as a future teacher, but also as a writer. As a teacher, it inspires and motivates me to put the effort and have the courage to do WHATEVER it takes to give the children a good education. Although writing has always been my forte, I have to keep this in mind if I were to be hesitant or unconfident about teaching a subject that’s not necessarily my strong point, such as Art or Science. As a writer, it inspires me to keep writing and practice alongside my students. Learning is a never-ending cycle and it’d be ideal for us to keep on working at things, even though we may be pretty good at it already.
Graves Reflection (Chapter 5)
Reading Chapter 5, “Write With the Children”, has made me realize just how important it is for teachers to write with/alongside/in front of their students. Not only is this technique highly effective to improving the students’ writing, but it may also prove to be beneficial to the teachers as well.
It’s important for children to actually see their teachers participating in the writing process. For one thing, seeing it with their own eyes can eliminate all the preconceived notions about adults and writing. Watching an adult form sentences and choose certain words will prove to them that adults may also have trouble with writing and these words aren’t “dictated to [them] from on high”. Another reason it’s essential for teachers to write with the students is that the children “need to hear the teacher speak aloud about the thinking that accompanies the [writing] process”. As the teacher speaks of his/her thoughts or thinks out loud, as you may call it, the students are getting an idea of the thinking process that goes along with the writing process. They’re getting to actually listen to what’s supposed to be going through their minds at certain steps of the process.
This chapter is inspiring to me, not only as a future teacher, but also as a writer. As a teacher, it inspires and motivates me to put the effort and have the courage to do WHATEVER it takes to give the children a good education. Although writing has always been my forte, I have to keep this in mind if I were to be hesitant or unconfident about teaching a subject that’s not necessarily my strong point, such as Art or Science. As a writer, it inspires me to keep writing and practice alongside my students. Learning is a never-ending cycle and it’d be ideal for us to keep on working at things, even though we may be pretty good at it already.
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