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Marthe48

(23,542 posts) Sat May 30, 2026, 08:54 AM Yesterday

My nephew is a teacher

Last edited Sat May 30, 2026, 10:19 AM - Edit history (1)

He and his students wrote and illustrated a book. It is titled The Incident in the Graveyard by Mr. _____'s Class.
They got it published in a hard cover format. He sent a picture of his own child reading it

I thought it was a terrific idea for a class project. Practical, inspiring, collaborative for a reason.

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My nephew is a teacher (Original Post) Marthe48 Yesterday OP

Skill-building inside creativity. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

Excellent idea 👍 TommieMommy Yesterday #2

Kudos to your nephew. Teaching children how to write, one hopes, will not become a lost art. Good writing is... NNadir Yesterday #3

I love these type of assignments kimbutgar 22 hrs ago #4

bucolic_frolic

(55,999 posts)

1. Skill-building inside creativity.

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 09:18 AM

Yesterday

Communication skills in the age of AI will perhaps be more rare. He's a good teacher.

TommieMommy

(3,123 posts)

2. Excellent idea 👍

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Sat May 30, 2026, 09:22 AM

Yesterday

NNadir

(38,644 posts)

3. Kudos to your nephew. Teaching children how to write, one hopes, will not become a lost art. Good writing is...

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 09:24 AM

Yesterday

...good thinking, and the act of collaborative iterations in revision is a social miracle.

What an excellent teacher! Your family must be very proud.

kimbutgar

(27,600 posts)

4. I love these type of assignments

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 12:51 PM

22 hrs ago

The kids get more motives and creative. As a substitute teacher I encounter these group based assignment and the kids are so engaged !

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