Sleeping child
Upon the mat
Tired
From all the shouting
At home
The fists
Flying
Words spray and lacerate
You have gone
To another
Away from the classroom
Never seen again
Sister and brother confessions
How is your family?
How are you?
We miss you.
So tiny
Only 6
You’ve lived too much
Seen too much
Pain
No resolution
No words can explain
Where are you now?
We do not know.
Peace be with you.
Love be with you.
Hope be with you.
Teach like you have the autonomy you need and want
As the school day begins:
Your lessons may be inked on paper in a binder, or screens sitting on a desk. You may even project your goals with a LCD projector.
The Guidelines and Ministry Expectations may be ingrained in the success criteria posted on the Smart Board or chart paper.
The summative assessment may be pending at approximately 10:00 a.m.
But
The heart and soul of education will be lost for the people you teach .
If the connection to whom and what is not nurtured.
When you cannot connect with the people you teach, you, yourself, cannot learn?
If you do not learn, who will listen to what you have to teach?
Before you teach, make sure you listen and connect.
This is the dance called teaching.
Recipes from the Classroom 