I believe it is very important to try to create a community within the classroom. I believe that teachers need to work to try to bring their students together as a class. Every child is different and will have something different to bring into a classroom. Students should be motivated to open up to each other and be open minded. I believe if students open up to one another it will bring them closer as a class. Students can be united as a community through their writing. If students write about their personal experiences and share it with one another, it will give other students a glimpse into their lives. Perhaps one child's story will help another along the way. Writing is a very vital aspect in a classroom so I think writing is a great way to try to unite students.
The stories in Walking Trees has definitely affected my ideas. One story that really stands out in my mind is Tanya's Half-Autobiography. In her story, she reveals that her father sexually abused her. I think this story is proof that children can have hard lives. They do not necessarily have perfect lives because they are innocent children. I think this story helped me realize that writing about a good experience or bad experience, can in the end help students. I know that many people may feel that students should not discuss their hardships to members of their class. I believe this sharing of writing can be beneficial for the individual and the other students in the classroom. In the end, sharing of experiences can help unite the classroom and bring them together.
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I definitely agree with you, in that sharing experiences amongst students can help create a community in the classroom. I wrote about this in my blog, too. Writing about their lives helps students connect with each other and also helps them see how their peers are living. It gives them a chance to see that everyone has a different story to tell.
I think all three of us agree with the same facts. Relating with writing in classrooms is one of the strongest ways to bring a classroom together as a community. We cannot argue that.
Fletcher showed great personal classroom examples. Some were unfortunate which taught classmates personal experiences of their peers. This helps them reunite and help one another rather than bully each other.
The half autobiography affected me also when I read it. As teachers we must be both academically and emotionally driven. There are days that children just need a shoulder. I wanted to just hug that little girl.
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