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I am not sure how this all works but I am going to give it a try. Yes - poetry is important to me. So is justice - for all students, teachers, parents, administrators, and communities.... (That sure is a lot!)
Welcome, Poetic! Message boards are pretty cool once you figure out how they work. Keep plunking away. Once more people learn about it and get in here, it ought to be a great place to have conversations! I've been on a few before and they are a LOT more convenient than the FB format. Much easier to keep track of thread you are interested in.
K-5 ELL (or EL) teacher, starting 24th year, in a suburb of Chicago.
Post by animoyamor on Sept 13, 2013 11:51:09 GMT -5
Yes poetry! Yes justice! Once upon a time we were doing Poe, the Bible and Gangsta Paradise all together in middle school Language Arts. So if you'd like any thoughts on particular teaching w/poetry, I have plenty. Also, the heavy-duty poetry/politics people here (and on the net) are SPlit This Rock. You could get thrilled by checking what they do with the DC Youth Slam Team, which you can see on YouTube.
Hello All! I'm posting in introduce myself and remember my profile name. I signed in with my email having already forgotten what name I chose to use. LOL
I'm a 53 yr old mom of an 8 yr old (yes, I had him, 11 days before my 45th birthday) and am a former teacher. It seems I was too liberal for most principals. I did teach for 20 yrs, mostly kindergarten and some nursery/preschool. I loved teaching. I haven't taught for about 12 yrs and my, has it changed. I hate the testing craze and am opting my son out of the FCAT, Florida's standardized test. I'm shy but I'm going to be on top of it. It's too important. Rise up BATS and conquer the test worm.
ETA: Okay, I used my cats name (now deceased, 17 yrs when she passed) and "11". Now I know. My name is Loraine.
Last Edit: Sept 13, 2013 12:47:09 GMT -5 by simra11
Yes poetry! Yes justice! Once upon a time we were doing Poe, the Bible and Gangsta Paradise all together in middle school Language Arts. So if you'd like any thoughts on particular teaching w/poetry, I have plenty. Also, the heavy-duty poetry/politics people here (and on the net) are SPlit This Rock. You could get thrilled by checking what they do with the DC Youth Slam Team, which you can see on YouTube.
I thought for a moment there we were going to have "poetry, justice, and the AMERICAN WAY!" ... (ok .. not QUITE the superman quote but close!)
Elem spec ed, 29th year (also gen ed, g/t, college experience) Indiana & Texas