Freewrite Poem from Class
I wrote this in my Teaching of Writing course. We were instructed to free write about creating safety, trust, and respect in classes.
Who are you? You the student, you the individual soul, trapped behind a desk
Are you minion or slave? No! No you are beautiful
You are here to create a world and you are safe here, those windows withhold the world
Here we see you, or at least I do. I see you, I see you, I see you
And I want others to see you to
I hear you, too and they will hear you
I won’t criticize or condemn your thoughts or ideas only suggestions, only love for your thought
Because you have a fantastic mind so unique, so blooming
And I want this garden to grow so I will praise hard work
And I will not tolerate bullying, put downs, competition
You walk through my doors and know you can write whatever you please
Don’t like your desk? Stand up! Move a bit. Write where there’s inspiration
Need to be alone? Here’s a corner just for yourself
Want to talk with others? Let’s get a group together in the corner we can brainstorm ideas
We will write every day and sometimes we won’t know what to write
So we’ll puke words on the page
We’ll journal our thoughts (don’t worry, no one will read it)
We’ll display things you are proud of
And rewrite things that don’t seem quite ready
And I will answer what I can
We will explore what I can’t
No child will snicker or call you stupid
Thank you for your question
Thank you for your curiosity
Let’s talk! Let’s compliment! Let’s work
As a class, as a family, as a group
You are an apprentice writer
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