Reflection:
As I reflected on this interview one standard comes to mind. Writing is a tool for thinking. I think of this standard because of Jayden’s writing experience. For Jayden’s writing I can tell that he thinks and focus on his ideas that he wants to get across before writing them down. “The notion that writing is a medium for thought is important in several ways and suggests a number of important uses for writing: to solve problems, to identify issues, to construct questions, to reconsider something one had already figured out, to try out a half-baked idea”( National Council of Teachers of English). Its important for students to first generates ideas before jumping right into writing.

As a future teacher, I believe that writing is a powerful tool for thinking and understanding the process of writing. As a future teacher, I’m going to use narrative, journals, and written reflections to help my students better their thought and writing process. Jayden work sample stands as an example of this standard and why it is so important. Writing as a tool of thinking help students questioning and discovering new things. For example, Jayden discovers that trees start to lose their chlorophyll. Regardless of age, ability, or writing experience, writing can always be used as a tool for thinking an expression ideas.