Highlight of the year?

One of the 'moments' from this year was when I was teaching narratives with my year 9 group. I got them to write part of their autobiographies. This was a struggle for some of the weaker students. However, I thought this a good opportunity to get to know them better too. I decided to interview those weaker students and I said I would type up heir words for them. This was mainly done with the few EAL students and although it took quite a while it was most revealing; when I asked the right questions some of the stories I heard about were fascinating and moving. Some of their experiences, particularly those who had only been in the country a matter of months, were frightening. When I finally typed up their work and presented it to them, they seemed to beam with pride. Enabling students is key.