![]() ![]() ![]() Forester’s observation: “How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” Or as Alfred Kazin, the American writer and literary critic, succinctly put it: “The writer writes in order to teach himself.” One of my favorite explanations comes from the present day master of horror, Stephen King, who indicated that he writes such gross books because “I have the heart of a small boy-and I keep it in a jar on my desk.” Another explanation that resonates with me as an educator is E.M. Leslie Feinglas, Ed.D., Principal, Wilkinson Middle School in Mesquite, Texas (Practice Perspective) The Research Perspective Steve Graham, Ph.D., Arizona State University (Research Perspective) This installment of the Middle School Matters Institute Blog focuses on the importance of writing in the middle grades.
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