a student writes of
the beauty industry; she
finds winter ugly
because we are all
"so pasty, unless we tan."
um, already brown?
aching from typing,
my hands need a vacation
from essay feedback.
aching from knowing,
my soul needs a libation,
a day spa, a nap...
...a revolution.
nclb? no child taught.
we pick up pieces.
my soul needs a libation...
ReplyDeleteyou've captured it all there, Greta!!
The last two lines - this year's freshman are the first to be entirely educated through NCLB. To me, that's the crux of the issue - the desire to have a right answer, to not be able to explore ideas because they're taught how to take tests. In looking at my own education, it was the tests I took and the skills to pass them (skimming, looking for an "answer", or choosing from answers without having to formulate one) that are my biggest frustrations with students.
ReplyDeleteWe pick up the pieces. We find their matching parts. We put them back together. We make the students whole for the first time in their lives.
Thank you.