First Class

I finally taught my first class today. It was pretty fun. Oh and I read aloud to my students for a whole hour out of this book they are reading for their enrichment class. Oi! That book is terrible...Oh well, whatever works. I had a student tell me today that they don't want to do their work, in reply to this I asked them why? they replied that they are lazy and doesn't like school. Sometimes it's a sad case when your students say these things to you. I wish I could've put some emphasis on the fact that the student needs to be responsible and that by choosing not to do their work they are choosing to fail. I feel sometimes no remorse for this kind of student, but it also breaks my heart to know that they will end up in a situation like their parents or worse... I am going to start trying to get on here more often because it feels like more of a release when I spill my feelings and reflections of the day on here. On another lighter note however, I made some headway with some students today with poetry! This age level hates poetry, but they don't know how valuable it truly is until they get older. Speaking of that here's some haiku I wrote yesterday and today. I got in the "mood" to say the least and this is what came out...

Chocolate
Rich, milk chocolate
Textures of satin and silk,
Tongue tastes ecstacy.

Storm
Lightning flashes, bright;
Heavy, dark storm clouds roll in
Smell rain and sulphur.

Peaches
Sweet juice drips, golden
Down onto the green grass blades
Hungering for more.