tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560838378720795240.post5176499359743924487..comments2024-01-27T07:05:12.660-05:00Comments on Teaching That Sticks: Ralph Fletcher: A Way with WordsKeith Schochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487459160222497971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560838378720795240.post-60988279364538087132011-05-29T16:37:22.556-04:002011-05-29T16:37:22.556-04:00Yeah... that teacher hat too often tempts us to ov...Yeah... that teacher hat too often tempts us to over-complicate things. Sometimes we just need to let them write!Keith Schochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487459160222497971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560838378720795240.post-84731919162805453162011-05-29T16:06:41.991-04:002011-05-29T16:06:41.991-04:00Great post! Fletcher is such a down to earth writ...Great post! Fletcher is such a down to earth writer. Why is it that, we, as teachers, try to do so much in the teaching of writing? So many reasons. . . constricts of time? attempting to weave in too many standards? or is it just hard to take off our "teacher hat" and look deeply into the heart of what a student really wants to say in their writing. I know I've been guilty of all that.<br /><br />Keeping it simple is key - as with everything, right?Shari Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102648925008152040noreply@blogger.com