When she first thought of creating a job that required the care of the students, she wasn’t too sure. They are so young. They are irresponsible. What if the plants die? Then Ms. C decided giving them a chance outweighed letting them fail in her head. She brought in one plant at first and chose […]

“Collateral beauty-1. the ability to see the brilliance in even the most devastating situation; 2.digging to the depths of your soul to find the passion that lives and breathes within; 3. that beauty that can only be found when you truly connect with the world around you; 4. letting go of all known realities to […]

Ms. Turner’s class was the highlight of Sophie’s day.  Sophie loved chemistry.  Although she didn’t have any friends in the class, she didn’t really care. Sophie just moved from Massachusetts after her older brother passed away.  Sophie and Tom were very close. (Tell what happened to Tom) Her family doesn’t like to talk about it, […]

Poetry Slam # 3   Education for those who seek the truth Truth to whom it may or may not be real Reality is the air that hits us Yet we can’t see it See the sun and feel the warmth Warmth that reminds me that I’m alive   Education, what is education? Is it the […]

  And that’s what happens when you’re young You fall in love and you think it true Until one of the two leaves whole heartedly Leaving the other in dismay But then you grow You wake up one morning and you realize that’s not how you want to feel So I grew I grew into […]

Twenty years ago, I had a thrid grade Teacher Mrs. Mason at Highview Elementary School.  She was much taller than me at the time. She was an African American woman,with black short hair, and frekles on her cheeks. I remember sitting at a desk, in which they were all shaped in an “U”. We had […]

How did I get here? How did I become an teacher? Well, to understand my current situation. I must first talk about  my young life and how everything since then has led to me to the pedagogical life.   I was raised by my father, uncles (two of them,) my aunt and grandmother. I had […]

  When I was young like every boy out there I wanted to be a police officer, or a fire fighter, or play a professional sport. The sports dream started to die so I figured I would look towards something else. When I was 13 I started to work at a rec camp just as […]