day, i want them to just be worry-free writers.
i also want my students to read all the time. this, of course, is just a dream, but i can make sure my students read once a week, even if it’s just for 20 minutes in my room.
they’re also going to speak — a lot. to me, to each other, their families, other classes and teachers, whoever — they’re going to articulate their ideas out loud in person to someone all the time. i want them to have that skill when they leave my class.
and because of all this talking, they’re going to learn to be active listeners — responding thoughtfully and 