Poems

It's been a while and, to appease my single reader, I wanted to post something fun.

I had my 6th graders writing poems for a reading assignment (being in a Catholic school means a "science teacher" must teach more than just science) and one of my kids, Sam, wrote a poem about me:

My Teacher
Crazy as can be.
Screaming,
Yelling,
Giving demrits [sic], detention, or
Right [sic] your name on a paper
So watch
OUT
KIDS

The deadly Mrs. Emily
May attack.
P.S. She scares children

Now, I thought I've been a very kind, patient, and enthusiastic teacher over these past nine months. Certainly not someone who "scares children" and is "crazy as can be." So, I spoke to Sam and wondered if maybe he could find it in his heart to write a nicer poem ... One that was a little more flattering:

Mrs. Emily
Funny,
Helpful,
Scientific and sometimes crazy :)
Happy
when she see a smile

I'd have to say the second one is better all around.

And more accurate, too!