Writing/ Classroom Strucrtures...

I have already discussed some of this information in the following blog regarding preferred writing methods, so I will try to not reiterate. One of the classroom/ writing structures I remember I learned the most from and really enjoyed was Roger Mahn's journalism classroom! He had a laid back classroom, things were kept casual, but in order to suceed, students had to work hard and earn the ability to publish news stories, sports and editorial columns etc. He was tough but fair, and nice with a good sense of humor. All the kids liked him and the class and this is where I learned very much about writing methods.

There have been many other classroom scenarios I have witnessed over my secondary, undergrad. years! Some have worked better than others. Unfortunately, I have witnessed over the yrs some teachers who seem to want to work against the students, and be very hyper-critical of their students, rather than looking for the positive aspects of their performance and building on that. I will not make the mistake of carrying on this means. I will however, continue to develop my own way to build classroom structures and how to teach writing to my students!