The Conclusion

I’ve learned so much from the research that I’ve found on creating life-long writers and I’ve explored a lot of my own beliefs and desires for teaching that I didn’t even know I had. I realize that so many problems begin with teachers with low expectations taking the easy way out. Our goals need to be high, much higher than having students pass on standardized test. There are so many fun strategies out there that may take a little more creativity, but produce much better results. I’m amazed with how much I was able to write and I even had a good time researching and investigating the topic. It’s interesting how much information can be expressed through a blog. All I was trying to do was keep a journal of interesting things that I’ve found or thoughts I’ve had and I managed to write an entire paper! Maybe I should keep this in mind when I’m teaching…