It wasn't hard at all to drag my butt out of bed at 5:30 this morning and into school for one last day this week, especially after a work day Monday and a little two-day vacay midweek.
"Where were you?" was definitely the question of the day, as student after student inquired about my unusual absence. I was pleased that the follow-up was usually, "Did you read my poem?!!" That's a lot of ownership for a four-day-old writing challenge.
"I was in Philadelphia," I answered, "and, yes, I did read your poem! It was awesome!"
And when a few asked why I had traveled to Philly, I told them. "I went to hear an author read his writing."
They totally got it; it was like I took a field trip, or something, and I didn't feel bad at all about missing a couple days of school.
"Where were you?" was definitely the question of the day, as student after student inquired about my unusual absence. I was pleased that the follow-up was usually, "Did you read my poem?!!" That's a lot of ownership for a four-day-old writing challenge.
"I was in Philadelphia," I answered, "and, yes, I did read your poem! It was awesome!"
And when a few asked why I had traveled to Philly, I told them. "I went to hear an author read his writing."
They totally got it; it was like I took a field trip, or something, and I didn't feel bad at all about missing a couple days of school.
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