tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post559374521754404981..comments2024-03-28T21:43:42.280-04:00Comments on I'm Living My Words: Let Them GoBetsy Hubbardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492340502962987362noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-41359550643532413092014-04-07T14:35:57.804-04:002014-04-07T14:35:57.804-04:00You actually experienced that teaching moment in t...You actually experienced that teaching moment in the now--congratulations.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535989955846532310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-39830804016424836182014-03-25T23:50:46.909-04:002014-03-25T23:50:46.909-04:00Love it!Love it!Loraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10196420351567403826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-64441724985984440742014-03-25T21:35:33.362-04:002014-03-25T21:35:33.362-04:00Today my quick write topic was whatever they wante...Today my quick write topic was whatever they wanted. There were shouts of joy heard throughout the room. I was going to give them the typical 10 minutes but they were so engaged that I extended it to 15. They were pumped! On top of it, I wrote instead of monitoring! Yippee!Kris Shrontzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01081242005149694905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-49070048678690818232014-03-23T12:55:01.687-04:002014-03-23T12:55:01.687-04:00Standing back & "allowing" thinking ...Standing back & "allowing" thinking and experimenting is wonderful for the students in most any activity. They begin to take the task for themselves. Love this 'exactly right' piece, Betsy.LInda Baiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-29527523442286169012014-03-22T23:40:59.134-04:002014-03-22T23:40:59.134-04:00This is probably one of those days when you just s...This is probably one of those days when you just stood and smiled, watched and enjoyed the writing process. A chance toobserve children looking into the air searching for the right word and feeling that they have time. So well said. :)thebeachpapershttp://thebeachpapers.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-61208677642523580682014-03-22T23:20:27.789-04:002014-03-22T23:20:27.789-04:00This is so true! I love it. Sometimes we do have...This is so true! I love it. Sometimes we do have to just let them write. It's what I like most about the Slice of Life Challenge for my class. I really have just let them write and interestingly I see improvement. I think we're still learning lessons. There is room for growth in many of their pieces, but I'm seeing some important changes. <br><br>CathyCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-55204913025364729802014-03-22T20:47:44.912-04:002014-03-22T20:47:44.912-04:00Many times the best learning happens when we just ...Many times the best learning happens when we just let them go! Many times it is us who learn the most! :)Leigh Anne Eckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-78987327978344486752014-03-22T18:23:32.233-04:002014-03-22T18:23:32.233-04:00I love the sentiment in these lines...To write wri...I love the sentiment in these lines...<br><br>To write write write<br>The wrong wrong wrong<br>To get to the right right right<br><br>beautifully expressed.Alyson Beecherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05943268196184314426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-2467124559448751712014-03-22T16:33:16.143-04:002014-03-22T16:33:16.143-04:00I bet you saw some great work too! I just wrote s...I bet you saw some great work too! I just wrote sub plans that echo this thought. We are ready to start a new unit and I don't want a sub doing that, so I said: give them paper and let them go! And now I have a song stuck in my head...let it go, let it go...Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132042235993262800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-38005243293672378472014-03-22T16:04:48.326-04:002014-03-22T16:04:48.326-04:00What did you discover when you stepped back and le...What did you discover when you stepped back and let them just write write write? I bet it was joy in your heart as you saw them write write write. elsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-12783136692642358582014-03-22T15:59:58.871-04:002014-03-22T15:59:58.871-04:00Betsy, I LOVE this and can envision myself reading...Betsy, I LOVE this and can envision myself reading it aloud at staff meetings in the near future. I love the line: When we write a first draft we don’t usually have someone over our shoulder. So true!Dana Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074459005471978793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-78623013336356248022014-03-22T15:22:40.193-04:002014-03-22T15:22:40.193-04:00Sometimes this is the hardest, yet most satisfying...Sometimes this is the hardest, yet most satisfying thing to do. I love the repetition of words and, and, and. This is one I notice a lot. I talk to my little writers about letting your reader have a chance to breathe. Your slice spoke to me today. Just sit back and watch them write. Let them go. Let them fly. Margaret Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-15683424555255010032014-03-22T14:57:23.218-04:002014-03-22T14:57:23.218-04:00Betsy I love the way you put this on paper. I feel...Betsy I love the way you put this on paper. I feel your pride in resisting jumping in because you know it's what the writers need. I do love to just stand back and watch, you can learn so much. I have had to resist the urge lately in my class SOL. Then I remind myself how safe I feel in this community of writers and I refrain, I want my kids to feel the same safe freedomdebfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02357198767241625023noreply@blogger.com