The best writing prompts are ones that students can connect with. But, we know, some students hate to write in any shape or form. As long as I live, I will remember a student sitting in one of the front desks of my classroom, left side, who sized me up on the second day of …
Picking Cotton
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. NPR’s This I Believe Years ago, I shared essays of belief with my students from NPR’s series This I Believe. One particularly powerful one is by Ronald Cotton …
Love is a Choice
This I believe – love is not always a feeling. Love is a choice. A Mother’s Love She holds onto my leg; I can’t get away from her. She loves me – I know she loves me. Without me, she would not exist. I feed her and I clothe her. I teach her and I …