“Most of my students really struggle with writing. Why do I need to keep pushing them when they really have no interest?” When I was an elementary music teacher, I struggled with this question off and on. I know that music benefits everyone; but what about the students who just don’t *get* it? Why doContinue reading “Education :: Why We Write”
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Hope :: Why Do Bad Things Happen?
If you’re anything like me, you see the negatives in your life much easier than the positives. When bad things happen, I struggle to stay positive. Especially since I spend my time so carefully trying to help others and do the right things. Then I look around at people who couldn’t care less about anyoneContinue reading “Hope :: Why Do Bad Things Happen?”
Education :: I Don’t Have Enough Time
I was talking with a third grade teacher recently who was talking about all of the things that she can’t teach because she just doesn’t have the time. Grammar is one of those things that has been lost because verbs, nouns, adjectives, and such just don’t come up on the standardized tests. I get it!Continue reading “Education :: I Don’t Have Enough Time”
Hope :: Dealing With Difficult People/Situations
We’ve talked before about the people who just rub us the wrong way on a whole. What about those who are family and/or friends who can be extremely difficult sometimes? They’re people we care deeply for, but when they’re difficult we just wish they would go away. We don’t want to deal with it. MyContinue reading “Hope :: Dealing With Difficult People/Situations”
Education :: Tips for Creating Characters
Come up with a name for your character Why create a name first? a name gives the author a chance to get an idea for his/her character this name isn’t necessarily written in stone, but it places a character within a certain group or realm What are the main characteristics of this character? Species BeforeContinue reading “Education :: Tips for Creating Characters”
Hope :: What if I Do Something Bad?
What if I’ve: smoked gotten drunk done drugs had sex done sexual activities attempted suicide What if I struggle with: depression anxiety self-harm anorexia bulimia overeating addiction Do you see yourself in any of the above words? Do you relate with any of those things? Do you believe that falling into any of those categoriesContinue reading “Hope :: What if I Do Something Bad?”
Education :: My Biggest Writing Pet Peeve
What is wrong with the following sentences? I should of known you would say that. I could of stopped you. I know many people get frustrated with the wrong use of there/their/they’re, its/it’s and to/too/two. Yes, these annoy me as well. However, the issue in the two sentences above is my biggest pet peeve! Honestly,Continue reading “Education :: My Biggest Writing Pet Peeve”
Hope :: Celebrating the Small Things
Does it feel like every single thing you do seems to fail? Or that every single part of your life is wrong and just falling apart? More often than not, we get so overwhelmed by the negative things in life that we can’t even see a sliver of light. I challenge you right now: writeContinue reading “Hope :: Celebrating the Small Things”
Education :: Take Time for Yourself
This school year has started off extremely rough. This school year is following an even worse school year last year. If you’re anything like me, you might be a perfectionist. During my years of teaching in the classroom, I learned pretty quickly that if I wanted to get everything done (and not just done, butContinue reading “Education :: Take Time for Yourself”
Hope :: How to Be There for Others
I’ve traveled about 1200 miles over the past two days (well, Saturday and Sunday because I’ll be driving when this post goes live!) As I started out my second day of the journey, my cat Kota – pictured above – was not listening and I had to shut him in his carrier because he keptContinue reading “Hope :: How to Be There for Others”
Brittany Stonestreet 