entry 4: book club

I plan on reading Don't Forget to Write For the Elementary  Grades: 50 Enthralling and Effective Writing Lessons. I'm choosing this book because I don't know how to teach writing. I've never been in a situation where I have had to teach English writing to a student, this book will give me the insight I need to do just that. I plan on being a kindergarten teacher, so I will be teaching the fundamentals on how students need to write. The lessons in this book will be able to show me the best way to reach every students needs so that they can all become effective writers.   This will be valuable information, That I will be able to use for many years.

One of my favorite teachers in high school was an advanced English teacher. She had been teacher for many years and knew exactly what to say to make her students understand. Everyone loved her, and knew of her as a great teacher. She retired  the year I graduated, which makes me sad, because I know my younger siblings will never be able to get an amazing English experience like the one I had with her.

If I can get to the point where people look to me and think, Wow, she knows how to teach English. Look at how her students look up to her, then I have done my job. Even If I do end up teacher higher grades in the elementary system, this is how I want to be viewed. As the teacher who knows how to connect with her students, and make them want  to learn English.

The thing is, English is part of your everyday life. You can't escape it. Its such a huge part of living in society. so often people are bored by English classes, giving the minimum effort to pass the class. but English you need for your whole life. you need it for jobs, to write official letters, to give feedback. This is a skill, that many people say will always be valuable.

To be able to make someone fall in love with English, to want to write, to want to read, to want to become the best that they can be, is what I strive for. As a child, I loved reading and writing. And I still do today, and I thank my past teachers for keeping that spark alive in me. I know it has burnt out for many people by now. English is beautiful. I want to  help others see that as well.