>>This comment is from a grandmother who still diagrams sentences when reading. And is able to spell, write and speak in complete sentences in spite of surviving grades 4-8 in a two-room schoolhouse. Two teachers with two grades each, plus 2 bathrooms. And horror of horrors, our 7-8th grade teacher was Jewish and we actually sang Christmas carols from a tiny booklet.
You’re talking to a teacher that previously taught narrative essay writing with a pre-writing exercise, today taught proofreading and editing, and then forced the thirty kids in each class to proofread and edit for 45 silent minutes. Tomorrow, the kids rewrite their essays.
They may not like it, but they know to come in, shut up, and write correctly - or it’s public humiliation time.
You are a teacher after my own heart! Hurray for you. It’s refreshing to know that somewhere a teacher is still in control! I’m sure there are many more of you we don’t hear about. Many of my friends are teachers and talk about parents who come in and fight with them about their child’s grade. One even admitted writing her child’s paper and arguing she knew it was right. That she would even admit it is scary. We read here about college freshmen needing remedial reading classes. They graduate with high self esteem but not much else. You remind me of my high school French and algebra teachers. It was impossible to fake your way thru their classes. I still remember my French after 63 years! Your students will never forget you—you are doing them a great service. Congratulatons!