Thursday, July 10, 2008
Linda J. Rice's Visit
I totally enjoyed the presentation today. Guest speakers always add a special touch to the classroom. I'm a big believer in working across the curriculum, so even though I will be teaching Math and Science next year in sixth grade, I saw many opportunities to use poetry in my classroom. I'm glad she gave us a list of books, because the books were coming at me so fast that I couldn't possibly write them all down. I did however highlight the ones that touch me in some form or fashion, or that I could use in my classroom next year. I feel like I've just been baptized by the river of poetry, and given a new life to learning. This class has been so good for me this summer, I hate to think what mental state I would've been in if I had not had this class to keep me occupied and give me fresh, new ideas to take into my new sixth grade classroom. I also appreciate all the support and positive attributes that my fellow classmates and professors have given me. You are truly the best.
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Yeah Missy, I too was nervous about the overload of books. I was trying to hurry up and move them on to Patty so they could move on around the table and so I really only got a glimpse of each one. I was a bit frustrated by this - I wanted to savor and absorb each and everyone!
When you wrote"I feel like I've just been baptized by the river of poetry, and given a new life to learning," you sounded pretty poetic.
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