Jeanetta Jones Miller
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California, United States |
| Introduction | The thing that makes time stop for me is writing. That’s been true since I was a youngster just starting high school and remains true now that I’ve retired from teaching high school. Most English teachers love reading and want to share that love with students. I also want to share my love of writing. People tend to be less confident about their ability to write than their ability to read. The thinking seems to be that anyone can learn to read, but you can only write if you’re born knowing how. Which is just not true. So my initial goal as a new teacher was a classroom where students could tap into the power of writing. I spent a summer with the Bay Area Writing Project learning from more experienced teachers how to open doors into writing. Soon after that, I encountered James Moffett’s work, which affirmed the importance of writing and pointed me toward a student-centered approach. It took years of trial and error to make my classroom fully student-centered, and it was worth it. |
| Interests | Reading and writing poetry and nonfiction, advocating for student-centered teaching practices |