So it seems as though the passion project has come to an official end. The poets have informed me that their Remembrance Day performance went most brilliantly. L– says that he accidentally made another song play as soon as their performance ended, but I doubt it was as noticeable as he thought it was. Overall,… Continue reading Some Proud Poets — A Reflection
Hello! I have returned from Reading Break and am ready to get back to the grind. I have notably missed my visits at R– HIgh School immensely and am looking forward to returning. Unfortnuately I was not able to attenthe big slam poetry performance on Thursday November 10th, as I had family commitments in my… Continue reading It’s Been a Little While…
Ah! Today I got to go to a middle school! I love middle schoolers– they are hilarious and I feel like we all have the same maturity level and sense of humour so the conversations are fantastic. I spoke with a grade eight student about her passion for tattoo artistry, watched grade sevens discuss identity, and… Continue reading Middle School Fun!
So today I got to talk with some students about anxiety for my inquiry project, The Positive Power of Anxiety. I’m not going into any detail here, as the conversations are confidential, but I’m feeling very secure in my decision to use such a personal topic as my inquiry — I’m thinking this might actually… Continue reading Sharing
It occurred to me today that we are actually getting close to the end of our time at R– High School. Next Wednesday we are at a local middle school, then reading break is the next week (during which is the Remembrance Day performance I hope to post here), then we only have the 16th… Continue reading A Kindred Spirit
Yet another meeting of the Spoken Word variety — and my goodness is the Remembrance Day piece ever coming together! I am so impressed with the skill with which these poets are writing this piece. I’ve never experienced group writing before, and although I can provide the odd tidbit of feedback (what do you think… Continue reading Poetical-Type People
Today I had my very first professional-type meeting. At EdCamp I met a lady, R–, who is training to be an E.A.. We had the same views about social media in the classroom (in that we were undecided– we both feel there is a time and a place for everything) and got talking about our… Continue reading Professionally Timmy’s
Today was teacher heaven. I was given the opportunity to shadow Brad and boy did we ever have a ball. First, we did marking, and Brad showed me how a student might place on a grading rubric based on her writing. Once he showed me, I was enthralled by the idea of providing balanced feedback… Continue reading Best. Day. Ever. (Well, for a Teacher).
R– and V– met with me at lunch today to talk about experimental fiction. I am delighted by their enthusiasm, and imagine they will go far with their creative endeavours if they choose to continue with them. V– admitted to having to spend the lunch hour to cram for a presentation in the next block,… Continue reading Cosmo and Subversion
Huzzah! Brad has allowed me to take full control of a Spoken Word Club meeting. I wasn’t expecting this so soon, but I wasn’t about to let him down. I rapidly compiled my thoughts while playing the poets a recording of Christian Bok’s “Motorized Razors” as a “primer” for our discussion. As there were only… Continue reading War: What Is It Good For? A Conversation Among Poets
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