With a desire to find other ways to understand how the teachers in my three generations of teachers understand teaching, I asked each one to write a poem. The three poems are displayed here. Please read them and see if there are any common threads.
Poems: Teaching : Taking Risks Teaching : Loves Rainbow
Teaching
Janine LimThe art of teaching
is a skill
To guide exploring
active minds
Climbing to new heights
of knowledge
Knowledge useful for
livingThe art of teaching
is a joy
To watch the eyes light
with understanding
To create fun lessons
and materials
To give students choice
and real life problemsThe art of teaching
is learning
To efficiently manage
the classroom
To plan effective activities
and projects
Continually increasing
my skills
And growing in my own
understanding