WE ALL NEED HELP!
I taught full time for fifteen years and am now subbing so that I can finish my novel. I don't have all the answers. None of us do. In fact, even if something works great for me, there is no guarantee it will work for you.
I hope that we will give each other suggestions. I went to all the trainings I could get my principal to approve when I taught full-time. I talked to a lot of teachers. AND I just kept trying things until I found something that worked FOR ME. We can not go against our own nature. Kids can sense that and will test us.
So, don't give up. Keep on trying new things and always know that there is a place to go where you can be anonymous and speak freely.
Best of Luck to all of you. Our children deserve the best that we can offer.
The Heart and Craft of Life Writing: I Want My Grandchildren to Know I Wasn’t Always Old
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I personally don't have any children, but I think it is important for all of us to write down our stories. if it helps to fictionalize them, go for it! In my novel "Secrets & Lies in El Salvador," I tell the story of the civil war in El Salvador through real and imagined characters. It is a great boot for teaching History through Literature.
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