Quotes

="Teachers should be coaches, not crutches."= - Becky Knappenberger demo

="Don't be afraid to do the unpopular."= - Mike Brenneman refering to sentence diagramming

="Write so you can put it on the fridge!"= - Julie Frantz referring to writing

="I can't change the test, but I can still let them enjoy all of the practice for the test! The skills are the same!"= -Mike Brenneman refering to creative writing

="I am doing all of those things that we're not supposed to do, but it's working!"= - Dr. Barb Rahal discussing teaching the basics (grammar, phonics, etc.)

="Writers and editors are a team!"= -Becky Knappenberger

="When I grow up as a teacher, I want to be you."= - Mike Brenneman to Jennifer Edwards after her Demo on writer’s workshop.

In response to **"How long should my essay be?"** Dr. Holtz suggests her favorite analogy. ="Your writing should be like a woman's skirt... long enough to cover the essentials, but short enough to be interesting."=

"It's not the computer, it's the user!"
said David Moore to Jen Rahal-Moore referring to her aggrivation with the technology!