No library experience to report this week (sigh). I have, however, begun a month-long writing challenge put forth by the women behind the blog Two Writing Teachers called the "Slice of Life Challenge". By joining the challenge, I have committed to writing on my blog every day during the month of March. Since the writing can be of a personal nature versus professional, I've chosen to post on my reading blog, More Books Than Time. Not all of my posts are or will be reading-related this month, but I'm hoping that my followers (all six of them!) will understand and put up with my musings, rants, and raves during this challenge month.
I chose to do the challenge to flex my writing muscles. As a teacher of reading and writing, I feel it's important to model those actions as well; I want students to "do as I do", not just "as I say". I won't be sharing every single post with them, but I will share my struggles to write thirty-one cohesive, interesting pieces. And when I'm not successful, I'll share that, too; students need to know that failing does not have to lead to shutting down, and failed attempts at writing do not mean failure as a writer, or worse yet, failure as a person. We celebrate the attempt, and strive to improve!
I chose to do the challenge to flex my writing muscles. As a teacher of reading and writing, I feel it's important to model those actions as well; I want students to "do as I do", not just "as I say". I won't be sharing every single post with them, but I will share my struggles to write thirty-one cohesive, interesting pieces. And when I'm not successful, I'll share that, too; students need to know that failing does not have to lead to shutting down, and failed attempts at writing do not mean failure as a writer, or worse yet, failure as a person. We celebrate the attempt, and strive to improve!
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