Sep 6
Welcome to the blog site of the PA Writing and Literature Project (PAWLP), one of the oldest and largest sites of the National Writing Project (NWP). Together with our network of teachers, local and nationwide, we work to improve the teaching of writing and learning in schools.
This year, our blog will feature reviews of your favorite books! Please submit reviews of professional texts as well as children's and YA literature that you use in your classroom or just simply love.
Sep 2
By Mary Buckelew
I think back to my childhood. I grew up in a teaching family. Our lives were governed by the rhythm of the school year. The rhythm is still comforting and familiar – the beginnings and endings. My father taught high school math and coached a variety of sports during his 40 year career as an educator. My dad left for work happy and came home exhausted but full of funny and loving stories about his students. When I was old enough to ask questions like “What do you like about your job?” My father was quick to tell me, “The students — I keep the kids at the center of what I do – then I can ignore all the rest, the administration, the school board, the well-meaning parents, the mandates that don’t make sense.”
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