We treasure the written word. We can re-read, savor, touch the ink with our fingertips, and know that we can return to it again and again to the story of others. When someone whose words have affected our lives, our thoughts, cease to write, we, in our selfishness, grieve, knowing that the person's voice no longer will be seen or heard.
We teachers are inspired by the teachings of someone like Frank McCourt. We hope we become better teachers for having been in his literary company. We try to model our own teaching behaviors, with some modifications, after his because we have witnessed his success.
We must also remember to craft our teaching methods to reflect our individuality. After all Frank McCourt taught us the value of being individual, of listening to our inner voice. We hope that in following his dictates that somehow we will inspire our students just as he inspired his and his readers.
His prose is easy to read, perhaps too easy because we may rush through for story sake, to find out what happens, and thus forget to linger over this phrase or that, this reflection or that one.
We hope we inspire our students not only to read and reflect, but to write and write frequently. It is the least we can do to honor another teacher and writer.
After reading the words of Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes, I was left completely awestruck through all of the troubles and the battles he went through.I learned that Mccourt was indeed a lover of life. A man who pursued the impossible, but gained all that he fought for. That very strength is enough to touch any reader's heart who opens his book. All who have read McCourt will always keep close to their hearts and remember to never stop achieving their dreams.
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We treasure the written word. We can re-read, savor, touch the ink with our fingertips, and know that we can return to it again and again to the story of others. When someone whose words have affected our lives, our thoughts, cease to write, we, in our selfishness, grieve, knowing that the person's voice no longer will be seen or heard.
We teachers are inspired by the teachings of someone like Frank McCourt. We hope we become better teachers for having been in his literary company. We try to model our own teaching behaviors, with some modifications, after his because we have witnessed his success.
We must also remember to craft our teaching methods to reflect our individuality. After all Frank McCourt taught us the value of being individual, of listening to our inner voice. We hope that in following his dictates that somehow we will inspire our students just as he inspired his and his readers.
His prose is easy to read, perhaps too easy because we may rush through for story sake, to find out what happens, and thus forget to linger over this phrase or that, this reflection or that one.
We hope we inspire our students not only to read and reflect, but to write and write frequently. It is the least we can do to honor another teacher and writer.
After reading the words of Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes, I was left completely awestruck through all of the troubles and the battles he went through.I learned that Mccourt was indeed a lover of life. A man who pursued the impossible, but gained all that he fought for. That very strength is enough to touch any reader's heart who opens his book. All who have read McCourt will always keep close to their hearts and remember to never stop achieving their dreams.
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