and it says that she is afraid of being herself and you ask why and she says it’s personal “like, really personal” and you say if she wants to tell you, that you would love to know and she asks why and you say you care and she asks why (because kids are really goodContinue reading “on a Thursday when a student writes a poem and she shows only you”
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What I have learned from children:
is that band-aids and ice fix everything that I love you is a jet plane that can take you everywhere that so is I don’t care and so, too, is everything else.
when I read that the average life expectancy for someone living in the neighborhood I work is 68, I sobbed for the circles my students will likely not circle around the sun. I cried in the middle of grad class then realized what a damn privilege it is to be crying in the middle ofContinue reading
questions for my students and no these will not be on the test but they are so very much more important-
do you know about Einstein? and is it E=MC2 or the fact that he didn’t speak until he was 9, thought to be slow, was expelled from high school? do you know about Dr. Seuss? and is it all 1 fish 2 fish or is it the 27 rejected publishing attempts before his first success?Continue reading “questions for my students and no these will not be on the test but they are so very much more important-“
Philadelphia is a city trying
She used to boom and bustle, now she yearns and yawns. ‘Cause Philadelphia is a city tired. her bones ache these days and she’s been napping more than she used to. we saw her waking over a month ago, we saw her squint her eyes at the sun. (’cause Philadelphia is a city hopeful) weContinue reading “Philadelphia is a city trying”
a collection of words about young hands holding paint brushes.
(context: these are about my time at Sheppard Elementary School in North Philadelphia helping muralist Sandra Gonzalez with a mural project in the school. a group of us worked with different classrooms of the elementary school students to help them paint tiles for the mural to be installed in their school) The fountain of youth need not be discovered.Continue reading “a collection of words about young hands holding paint brushes.”
Am I giving back or am I sharing with?
(context: these are about my time at Sheppard Elementary School in North Philadelphia helping muralist Sandra Gonzalez with a mural project in the school. a group of us worked with different classrooms of the elementary school students to help them paint tiles for the mural to be installed in their school) People talk about service as though itContinue reading “Am I giving back or am I sharing with?”
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