At this point in history, there are many reasons to be concerned. Some have lashed out, offending others. Some have chosen to remain silent, avoiding conflict. Neither keeps the democratic conversation alive.

But, we as educators have an opportunity to interject a powerful voice–one that pushes against the alternate views that are attempting to crowd out critical, deep thinking. As always, we will do this in order to ensure that our students are empowered to do more–to become more. Why? Because we always do what we do for the kids.

Today, we devoted #cwpchat to this important topic–Empowerment through Writing.

The following questions were discussed:

  • Q1: What is your writing routine?
  • Q2: Who/What inspires your writing?
  • Q3: What has been your writing journey–what has given you the confidence to write boldly?
  • Q4: In what ways is empowering ourselves a private/personal act; how is it public?
  • Q5: What responsibility do teachers have with their writing?
  • Q6: How can we use our acts of writing to bring about equity and a more open dialogue?
  • Q7: What are you writing about (now more than ever)?

Here are some highlights of our discussion:

You can read the archive of the entire discussion here.  We would also love to have you join us for our next chat on February 12 at 9AM (pst). We meet the second and fourth Sunday of each month.

In the meantime, don’t stop writing.