To prepare to write this blog post, I thought I would read through some of last year’s entries to get a sense of how I could contribute something that would build on that earlier writing. One post that stood out to me while reading was Jeanine Rauch’s post focused on  teachable moments, and I thought that I would continue that […]

How many pages does it have to be???

  I teach three sections of ninth grade English at Lamar School in Meridian.  I love teaching freshmen; they are so unsure of this whole high school thing and are, for the most part, pretty eager to please.  Translation:  the perfect guinea pigs for me!  Our school, like most, stresses writing.  The students begin writing in kindergarten and literally journal […]