Comments on: Alum Creek Elementary http://rolandsmith.com/blog/2009/11/alum-creek-elementary/ Adventure | Books | Animals Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:15:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: roland http://rolandsmith.com/blog/2009/11/alum-creek-elementary/comment-page-1/#comment-127 roland Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:43:13 +0000 http://rolandsmith.com/blog/2009/11/alum-creek-elementary/#comment-127 Hi Maggie, I'm glad to hear that some of what I said stuck. Say hello to everyone for me. Hi Maggie, I’m glad to hear that some of what I said stuck. Say hello to everyone for me.

]]> By: Maggie http://rolandsmith.com/blog/2009/11/alum-creek-elementary/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Maggie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:11 +0000 http://rolandsmith.com/blog/2009/11/alum-creek-elementary/#comment-126 Roland, Thanks for coming to Alum Creek. My class of fourth graders and I just loved listening to your stories, and it seems as though your advice has stuck with us. Yesterday, we revised our pen pal letters and one student just recopied without changing anything. When I sat down with him to revise together, he said, "Does this mean I have to write it again?" I replied, "What would Roland Smith say?" Two students sitting at his group answered. One said, "Revision is the secret to great writing." The other said, "Stop whining!" Upon hearing this, he willingly started real revision. I believe you really affected them... dare I say inspired? Thanks again! Maggie Roland,

Thanks for coming to Alum Creek. My class of fourth graders and I just loved listening to your stories, and it seems as though your advice has stuck with us. Yesterday, we revised our pen pal letters and one student just recopied without changing anything. When I sat down with him to revise together, he said, “Does this mean I have to write it again?” I replied, “What would Roland Smith say?” Two students sitting at his group answered. One said, “Revision is the secret to great writing.” The other said, “Stop whining!” Upon hearing this, he willingly started real revision. I believe you really affected them… dare I say inspired? Thanks again!

Maggie

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