What’s With the Awkward Stares?

I’ve been coaching in an 8th grade room for a couple of weeks now.  Recently, the classroom teacher asked me to read a student’s draft of his memoir.  “I’m not sure where to go with this….” she confided. I read the draft.  The beginning had potential with a description of a cramped car ride on … Continue reading What’s With the Awkward Stares?