Adolescent Literacy chap. 11 Reflection

"Imagine yourself at your kitchen table, in your pajamas. Imagine one person you'd allow to see you that way, and write in the voice you'd use to that friend. Write about what makes you different." (Sandra Cisneros)

Writing is difficult for me. I always tell people that English was too hard so I just learned Spanish. (I am a Spanish teachers.)

I feel completely incompetent when teaching a portfolio piece. I did graduate from college, but I still feel that it is a weakness for me. I sometimes like I am in the same confused state as the students. They are so self-conscious about their writing that they are always asking, "What should I write here?" or "How can I re-write this sentence?" To them I act like they should be thinking on their own, and come up with their own ideas, but truthfully I am just as self-conscious as they are.

This statement made by Sandra Cisneros sounds great, in fact I would love to write like this, I would love to instruct my students to write like this, but is this going to get them to pass their Senior portfolio?