From February 2008:
Little
moments like the one I just had make me thankful and bring a smile to my
face. I'm in the process of grading my
last stack (of the day) of writer's notebooks.
We read The Chosen long ago during first term; it wasn't the best
experience for me. I love that book, but
I felt like we trudged and grumbled our way through it. I felt hardly anyone enjoyed it. But hark, what's here? A surprise.
A clever student still remembers Mr. Savo and one of his favorite
words--cockeyed. I quote from her writer's
notebook:
"In
my opinion, texting is stupid. It is of
the devil. Adolescents in this day and
age are so consumed in their technological gadgets that they never stop to look
at the wonders that surround them.
Example: There is a teenager at the bus stop, waiting for his ride. He is extremely bored. Heaven forbid he stoops down to examine a
butterfly's intricate wings or ponder the meaning of life. :)
Nooo, he would just whip out his cell phone and start texting!!!! As Mr. Savo would say: 'Cockeyed
world.'"
Anyhow,
it just made me happy to read that and realize that at least one thing has
stuck in at least one student's mind.
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