Other Books by Matt Eicheldinger Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken Toes Matt Sprouts and the Day Nora Ate the Sun
For my students and the stories we share together
Introduction At their core stories are used as a way for individuals to get to know each other and we all have stories worth telling However sometimes the stories we capture whether on purpose or by default tend to miss the most extraordinary extraordinary lessons even from the simplest of situations I discovered this by accident When I started teaching sixth grade in 2009 one of my mentors told me I should write down a reflection after every lesson I taught so I could make adjustments the following year Professionally it would be in good practice to do so even if it added time to my already crammed teaching schedule So I tried I really did But it only lasted a couple of weeks It felt like homework and I didn't feel like I was gaining anything meaningful from it However I did replace it with something else
