Elbow connected to the brain bone

You may know that I began the school year. Today was my second day as a high school English teacher at Finneytown High School.

Already, one young man was in-school-suspension'd from my classroom. Hey, it was his choice. Otherwise, most of the kids I see seem to be great kids. Overall, I think I'm really going to enjoy working there.

We began organizing journals right away. I'm going to emphasize journal writing ala Peter Elbow. In case you didn't know, Elbow wrote "Writing without teachers" and "Writing with power." Ironically, Elbow is somebody I first encountered not in one of two graduate degree programs, nor even in undergrad. I first read Elbow in high school - thanks in fact to my high school English teacher.

Oddly enough, It could be one thing like that book that could be enough to inspire a kid. Keep that in mind. Anyway, I recommend Elbow highly.