Helping others along the way...
Writing is tough. Fun, thrilling at times, but tough. I sometimes focus too much on the edge of my learning, what it is I don't feel confident about. I forget to look back and think about how much I've learned, how far I've come.
I am just finishing up teaching a college course on critical writing, and it's been a huge professional challenge for me. I was leading nervous undergraduate students through feminist/gender perspective, gay/lesbian criticism, and ecocritical criticism. It was a tough climb for them, and I was working my hardest to make sure they felt supported. Behind the scenes, I wasn't always confident myself!
I got this feedback from one of my students today: "This course was the most challenging course I have taken. It has also been the most fulfilling. It is amazing how much my writing has improved in just eight weeks! I owe this to Mary and her guidance and expertise. Mary, you are an incredible educator with the patience of a saint and endless knowledge and optimism. You made it all seem easy and took us through this difficult course step-by-step."
Wow. It's a thrill to think that I have helped someone else make a leap in their writing, just as I stretch to make leaps in my own writing. I'm putting my teacher and writer hats on today, and celebrating!
I am just finishing up teaching a college course on critical writing, and it's been a huge professional challenge for me. I was leading nervous undergraduate students through feminist/gender perspective, gay/lesbian criticism, and ecocritical criticism. It was a tough climb for them, and I was working my hardest to make sure they felt supported. Behind the scenes, I wasn't always confident myself!
I got this feedback from one of my students today: "This course was the most challenging course I have taken. It has also been the most fulfilling. It is amazing how much my writing has improved in just eight weeks! I owe this to Mary and her guidance and expertise. Mary, you are an incredible educator with the patience of a saint and endless knowledge and optimism. You made it all seem easy and took us through this difficult course step-by-step."
Wow. It's a thrill to think that I have helped someone else make a leap in their writing, just as I stretch to make leaps in my own writing. I'm putting my teacher and writer hats on today, and celebrating!