Donalyn Miller, The Book Whisperer: Awakening The Inner Reader In Every Child Quotes
I realized that every lesson, conference, response, and assignment I taught must lead students away from me and toward their autonomy as literate people.
Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words.
The purpose of school should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students now.
The uninitiated might say that I am lost in my books, but I know I am more found than lost.