Writing, Tutoring, and Education
Conscientious teachers tend to feel the weight of our responsibilities heavily. We are keenly aware that teaching is not just the casual sharing of facts, but really the intersection of our lives with our students’ lives, hopefully in a way which brings only good to them. In the end, we hope that they leave our …
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By general standards, I have always been a pretty fun teacher. I make jokes, I laugh, I sometimes use educational games. When I had a classroom, it was decorated with pretty things and bright colors. Students usually like me. Therefore, it caught me off guard the first time that a student told me, without skipping …
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Creative writing often appeals to teenage students, who enjoy the opportunity to create and control their own worlds and the chance to voice their own ideas. Besides, what teenage writer has not at some point fancied him or herself the author of the next great American novel? Though seeking fame is hardly the motivation we …
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