Today is the first of five poem prompts for September at Ethical ELA’s Open Write, and the theme is about the start of the school year, in the form of a tiny poem. I chose a Naani form of poem — four lines, less than 25 syllables.
For the first time in more than 15 years, I had my classroom moved, and I went from the only air conditioned classroom in my building — but it was completely isolated from everyone else — to the hottest classroom in the building – sun all day long, a corner room.
Luckily, it has not been too bad, but with windows open all day, the sounds of all of our school’s students on the playground — yelling, screeching, laughing — is in the air at all times. My own student writers are much better at blocking out the sounds than I am, but I am getting used to it.
Peace (of mind),
Kevin