I love teaching writing. There is nothing more rewarding than helping students make sense enough of what is in their heads to put it down in a coherent, and sometimes insightful text. The process is not always pretty. They moan and groan, I encourage...point them toward possibilites...they moan and groan some more...but little by little the ideas take shape, the words form and eventually good writing takes place. I am usually exhausted at the end of the day but its a small price if i can provide just a little feeling of success for a teenager trying to find his or her place.
