This one really hit home as we head into essay brainstorming season and talk with students about their personal growth journeys. Thank you for sharing!
Until reading this, I didn't really have the verbiage to articulate that sentiment as succinctly. Smaller stories doesn't mean less impactful! Some of my favorite essays have been about the seemingly mundane: learning to stand up paddle board, the death of two hamsters, peeling an orange, going to the farmer's market with a grandfather, walking a pet goat through an urban landscape. Those are the stories that are genuine and filled with insight and personality!
This one really hit home as we head into essay brainstorming season and talk with students about their personal growth journeys. Thank you for sharing!
I hope it proves useful. I think it makes us better listeners to be looking for smaller and more meaningful stories.
Until reading this, I didn't really have the verbiage to articulate that sentiment as succinctly. Smaller stories doesn't mean less impactful! Some of my favorite essays have been about the seemingly mundane: learning to stand up paddle board, the death of two hamsters, peeling an orange, going to the farmer's market with a grandfather, walking a pet goat through an urban landscape. Those are the stories that are genuine and filled with insight and personality!