4/30/24: Reminding students that writing is messy, virtual traveling for inspiration, & more!

Let’s get pumped and bring our A-game to the classroom because our kiddos deserve it! 🙌💯

Helpful Stuff

It is incredibly important to remind students that writing is MESSY!

And it’s beautifully “messy” because you can jump between all the stages as needed: planning, writing, revising,  editing, sharing, and everything in between! 

With that in mind, I am excited to share this amazing writing advice (life advice, really) from Raymond Chandler:
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I am a writer, and there comes a time when that which I write has to belong to me, has to be written alone and in silence, with no one looking over my shoulder, with no one telling me a better way to write it. It doesn't have to be great writing, it doesn't even have to be terribly good. It just has to be mine.
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I plan on making this quote (and it’s single statements) into posters for my classroom and hope you so something similar to share with your kids! 

Recommendations​

I’ve recently started using Google Earth to have students virtually travel anywhere in the world and then write about it. 

I’ve had students write about their dream vacations in Cancun.

Others have explored castles in Transylvania for their horror fiction writing.

Some have looked up their old houses to write autobiographies—the possibilities are endless! 

Here are some of the coolest places we have visited:

Mt. Everest 
Tasmania 
Göbeklitepe (Turkey) 
Svalbard 

So get creative and you and your students will both have much more fun while reading and writing! 

Try it out and let us know how it goes! Don’t forget to tag us in your posts on Instagram as @shining_scholar_education and Facebook as Shining Scholar Education!
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A Little Inspiration

Because our headspace matters when we are trying to show up as our best selves for our students, our loved ones, and ourselves!
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 These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.
-Najwa Zebian

​This quote reminded me of how we should view our past struggles and not let them define us but to strengthen us and mark our path on the way to our goals! 

Make today count, and just because it’s crunch time doesn’t mean it can’t be a good time! 🤓

​Sharing is caring—so please forward this to any teacher that could benefit from this message and help spread the love!

The goal of these messages is to help ourselves improve—for our students, for our loved ones, and for ourselves. 

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Keep changing the world!
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Charlie with Shining Scholar Education
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