Thank you to Stacey, Betsy, Dana, Tara, Beth, Anna, Kathleen & Deb for this amazing platform to write and share writing! What a wonderful community you've created! I'm honored to be part of it. Join us at Two Writing Teachers . Today we talked about the word, MINDFUL. I asked my sixth graders what it meant. Almost all of them had heard of it before...that surprised me. When I asked them to tell me what it meant, I realized where they heard it. Adults use that word to remind students to be empathetic and respectful. One student gave this example, "My mom tells me to be mindful of my sister who's doing her homework at the table." I get it. That makes sense. It's not what the word means to me, it's not the exact meaning that comes to mind. I think of the word in terms of being in the moment, being present, being aware. We talked more about that and talked about why we, as writers, would benefit from being mindful. Students got it! "I...
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