Conferring by Calkins

1. In the article "Conferring" Calkins states that "Good teachers give up on the notion of conferring individually with their students, and this is understandable-but not acceptable" She adds "Conferring is at the heart of the writing workshop." I agree, After we watched Calkin's video having a conference with her students. I realized that conferring with the students is very important. By Conferring with our students, it may take us a lot of time, but is very important in order to motivate students to write. I think having a conference with our students will lead them to find more specific details in their writing. They will have the opportunity to be heard by their teachers and teachers will have the oppotunity of listening and encourage them to improve in their writing.