Perks of being a Teacher – Part One

I am really looking forward to going back to school.

As a Teacher I get to work in great company.

Soon this blog will be repopulated with creative

and lovely student work instead of my own.

 

As I was tidying up I found a poem

a student composed. Working with children is affirming

and that is one of the perks of teaching:

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If Teacher was… by Jessica

 

If Teacher was a sound

she would be the sound of the sea,

because she is calm.

 

If she was a colour

she would be bright yellow

because she is very bright.

 

She is sunny weather.

 

She is fruit and veg

because she has it for lunch.

 

She is a gazelle

because she leaps for joy.

 

She is a red rose

because she is lovely.

Thank you Teacher.

 

No one had ever compared me to a gazelle before 😉

 

This poem was written using an idea

we had learned about in class;

‘The Furniture Game from Sandy Brownjohn’s book,

‘Does It Have To Rhyme?’ (Hodder & Stoughton, 1980)

 

Here is a funny poem; ‘Prayer of a Teacher‘,

written by Stephanie W, another talented

student I was lucky enough to have in my class.

This one was written twenty one years ago.

Perks of being a Teacher: Part Three.

Ryan gave me this beautiful bowl that he had made himself.

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If you look a bit closer you can see

what a well made and sturdy bowl it is.

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It takes pride of place with many items

that students have made for me over the years.

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This pebble from Greystones beach was given to me

twenty five years ago by a student called Aislinn.

It would fit in the palm of your hand.

Aislinn R. was in Third Class at the time.

The stone is beautifully painted and varnished.

It sits on my mantlepiece and has followed me

through three house moves.

Aislinn of course is a grown up lady now.

 

These are some of the perks of being a teacher.