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{kids can teach us} #sol16

Slice of Life is  hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ I'm thrilled to say that I am finally in a routine of meeting with my small groups of students (a.k.a intervention groups).  It feels so good to be spending time with students face-to-face who are just as excited to see me! These kids amaze me every day when they get the opportunity to move to a smaller learning space where we are surrounded by books and not distracted by anything else.  It's just us and books and time to connect and read. We are creating our small group learning community, where we value

{back writing} #sol16

Slice of Life is  hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ I have all the excuses in the world ... Back to school. New schedules. After school sports. Homework. Out of practice. Not in a rhythm. Brain is full. Just too tired. No time. No time. No time. But I know you won't accept those excuses.  And I shouldn't either ... I need to rethink my time.  It's about balancing.  Creating time. Making time. Taking time. Getting back into the rhythm. Feeling the need to practice. Allowing my brain freedom. So that's it. I need to give myself the space to