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I laughed out loud when I saw the my own published draft typo in this piece. (How ironic, right?) It's fixed now. But it was those fourth graders who cheered me on. :)

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I saw that, a former court reporter whose livelihood depended on catching those typos, lol! It made me laugh as well. Typos aside, the post was absolutely delightful! 💛

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Just delightful. You were a great teacher to these fourth graders. Their minds are like sponges when they sense a person truly cares about them. You showed them how to make their writing even better. I liked that you saved their notes to you.

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What a great gig . . . talking to the little big people who proved to be such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing this one.

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This will be my favorite story of the week. Hell, the month, for sure. You bring such sass and wonder to these fourth grade kiddos. I have a fourth grader of my own and I can almost hear the idea wheels cranking in his head, gathering momentum. He’s stuck at the part where he pulls the idea from his brain and puts it on paper. I picture Dumbledore brandishing his wand to pull a thought from his memory to flick into the Penseive.

I hope to help my curious fourth grader find the sass and confidence your adorable group gifted you. Thank you for sharing your lovely, hopeful story of our future writing peers. 🦋🙏

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You shared your passion and told them the truth. Kids don’t often see this in grownups and it’s irresistible to them.

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