Dear Students,

I don’t want you to do your reading every night and dutifully fill out your reading log just because that’s what good 4th grade students do. I want you to do it so you become the kinds of readers and thinkers who can make sense of and find beauty in this complex world.

I don’t teach you write in proper paragraph from because that’s what the 4th grade writing rubric says you should do. I want you to write in proper paragraph form so some day you write inspiring and persuasive words that change the world.

School is just a practice space. But the things we learn are real.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck