for a while I just sit there, in the cooling shade of my favorite tree. everything is perfect. perfect as can be, under my favorite tree that loves and adores the company of me. soon I tire just sitting there, and so I start to climb up its smooth, brown bark...up into the branches so high. I start to slip, but it catches me, and lets me know I'm safe...even when the wind pushes me, and when I look out at the sky up high because its my favorite tree, that loves and adores me.

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Homework Without the Work
One of the great things about WhatAreKidsSaying.com is the freedom and comfort kids feel operating within their own personal space. As educators, this presents you with an opportunity to encourage students to write without the restrictions normally associated with homework. Teachers can assign students to submit creative writing, poems, true stories, or essays into their Time Capsules, print them out and bring them to school the next day. Whether they are at the dining room table, or outside beneath a tree, children have a fun, safe space online to be creative.

Build Virtual Portfolios
As kids and teens prepare for college, they can preserve their writing portfolio in their Time Capsule. Over time they are able to observe their growth and progression as writers by revisiting older entries. When its time to submit personal essays, members of WhatAreKidsSaying.com have already built a comprehensive database of essays, poetry, thoughts, and memories that will help them reflect and form an accurate depiction of themselves to present to colleges and universities.

Encourage Organization
If you’ve ever seen a child’s locker or folders at the end of a school year, you already know how unorganized their writing assignments can be. Time Capsules provided on the WhatAreKidsSaying.com website gives kids an easy way to upload writing and maintain an organized virtual collection of essays and assignments they’ve created during the school year. These files are easy to access and are readily available for kids to make changes, review, and download. As educators, you no longer have to worry about the old “The dog ate my homework” excuse. You can simply tell your students how lucky they are to have an online writing resource which saves and organizes each writing entry that they submit!

Support Mental Health
Kids and teens need an outlet. WhatAreKidsSaying.com provides them with a special place to call their own; a place where kids can be free to write what’s on their minds and in their hearts. School can be emotionally challenging for kids. Peer pressure, media influence, parental expectations, and not having a means of venting can be dangerous for a growing child. As an educator, you can support mental health and self-confidence by getting your students to sign up for a WhatAreKidsSaying.com account today. Imagine the joy and pride a child feels when winning their first writing contest! At WhatAreKidsSaying.com, the possibilities for kids and teens to build self-confidence and awareness are endless. Regardless of their situation at home or in school, children on WhatAreKidsSaying.com have a safe place where they can be at peace with their thoughts and views.