Me as a Writer

My identity as a writer is somewhat hard to explain. I love to write, but I don't write all the time. I seem to only have time for writing that I have to do for school. I have to write a lot of refelctions about lesson plans and classroom experiences that have given me the freedom to write what I want to say instead of having limits. I love to write about personal experiences because it gives me the opportunity to reflect on things that need to reflected upon. Some times if you read something you wrote it makes life issues and ideas more clear. I have always said that writing is important for children to do in the classroom, but I have seen first hand this semester how writing becomes difficult for some. If you don't give meaning to the students they don't know what to write. Thats what I hope to teach my students. I will use my personal experience as a writer and teach them how to reflect and be a great writer!