Why am I teaching the class that everyone
HATES?
English Class Sucks.
First Day:
Students enter my morgue
solemnly pulling pen and paper
they seek friends afterall...
Misery loves company.
Boredom seeps from bookbags
Anger stems from bad experiences before.
All English teachers must be alike;
Ineffective
People think I suck because their other teachers did.
Books Suck / Writing is Stupid / Reading is overrated / Homework is dumb
Other than on her birthday, when does knowing Grammar matter?
What makes this subject so important that students must spend
all four years doing this?
It is crazy / stupid / asenine
They enter.
Before
I have a chance
to say helo
Be friendly
Offer a smile
Speak with words of encouragement
Listen to their voices
The Hate Me
I see that the next 180 days will be painful.
Change their minds?
It might be easier to change the world...
But I'm still here - focusing on one student at a time
It must mean something.
