Teacher Week: Elementary School Teachers
This week my blog is going to be an ode to the teachers I've had in life. I'm not going to use their names because some of them are still working and I didn't clear it with them, but I will talk about the things they did to inspire me.
My elementary school teachers really had an impact on my life, whether it was teaching me to count to 100 in Kindgergarten or delivering the news of the Challenger explosion in first grade. I remember my second grade teacher pushing me to finish a novel about Daniel Boone, my first read that was over 100 pages long.
But what I remember most were my fourth and fifth grade teachers. My fourth grade teacher would go above and beyond her teaching contract, taking the time to read the stories I wrote even though they were no assigned class projects. In fact, she was responsible for my first published story, a Sherlock Holmes pastiche called "The Adventure of the Golden Bookcase" which was published in the district's literary magazine called "The Cobbler."
My fifth grade teacher also pushed my writing. We had weekly creative writing assignments where she'd give us a story starter and we'd have to write about it. I was able to push my fifth grade self to write horror stories, historical tales, and another Holmes story. I also learned the art of peer sharing. Before we finished the stories, we had to read them to a group of students in our class. Those students were able to clear up confusions, maybe make a few grammatical changes. My first foray into revision.
You learn basics in elementary school. The seeds are planted for the rest of your life. And the dedicated teachers I had helped send me in the right direction.
What good elementary teachers did you have?
My elementary school teachers really had an impact on my life, whether it was teaching me to count to 100 in Kindgergarten or delivering the news of the Challenger explosion in first grade. I remember my second grade teacher pushing me to finish a novel about Daniel Boone, my first read that was over 100 pages long.
But what I remember most were my fourth and fifth grade teachers. My fourth grade teacher would go above and beyond her teaching contract, taking the time to read the stories I wrote even though they were no assigned class projects. In fact, she was responsible for my first published story, a Sherlock Holmes pastiche called "The Adventure of the Golden Bookcase" which was published in the district's literary magazine called "The Cobbler."
My fifth grade teacher also pushed my writing. We had weekly creative writing assignments where she'd give us a story starter and we'd have to write about it. I was able to push my fifth grade self to write horror stories, historical tales, and another Holmes story. I also learned the art of peer sharing. Before we finished the stories, we had to read them to a group of students in our class. Those students were able to clear up confusions, maybe make a few grammatical changes. My first foray into revision.
You learn basics in elementary school. The seeds are planted for the rest of your life. And the dedicated teachers I had helped send me in the right direction.
What good elementary teachers did you have?
Labels: Dave As a Teen, Dave White As a Teen, Teacher Week
posted by Dave White at 8:00 AM
4 Comments:
I was a burgeoning poet in elementary school, with 3 of 5 years published in The Cobbler. I think I still have that one with your story in it! I recall being pushed by all my teachers to write, and they really knew something about praise and understanding when I did it well, or needed that push to do it at all. Aside from them, my TAG teacher was most formative in my writing, getting me involved in young writers events and read-a-thons. Like you said, they planted the seed, and I think they nurtured the fragile sprout. It was all about getting through those reading boxes/cards, and honestly, I almost wish my boss gave out those little gold stars at the end of the day.
I had a sixth grade teacher who pushed me to write, but she didn't do it until a few years after I'd left elementary school. My brother was three years behind me and he had her as his English teacher. I gave him some stories I'd written and he gave them to her for me. She read them and had my brother return them to me. She included a note that encouraged me to write more and that she thought I had talent.
It was the first time anyone outside my mom and dad had read something I'd written and I was incredibly nervous what she would say.
I'm glad your teachers pushed and encouraged you, because you turned out to be a fabulous writer. Hope you're being that kind of teacher to your students!
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