In 1996, our idealist romantic, Kate Moore, made a wish list. She wished for a place where students could write. She wished for a place where students could write lots of bad sentences. She envisioned a meeting place for this writing, with computers, with kids, with teachers. She envisioned students talking and writing and rewriting, learning and enjoying and improving not only writing, but the process of writing.
Wish lists can be good things.
Macs with appropriate software and printers. The purpose of the Writing Center is to provide a comfortable place for students to work on and improve their writing. Students work independently, collaboratively with other students or teachers, and collectively with their classes.