Coping

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSDma9gixVk

I actually started this blog in the hopes that I could harness my daughter's fascination with soccer and her soccer team to some kind of writing instruction. I imagined, for example, that I could get her to respond in comments to the blog and work with her on writing (I was stunned when I realized that in her 5 years in a supposedly "top" school district -- Birmingham -- no teacher has ever responded in writing to her writing. This is a basic form of writing instruction. If teachers don't respond in writing to writing...well, it is like trying to coach soccer without soccer balls).

Almost a year into the blog I am left with a parental "ah, well" back to the drawing board. Perhaps I can provide some language instruction through my daughter's increasing interest in music.

I think the link posted above speaks to us all.