Several weeks ago I received a request via my husband’s blog. Students in Shirley’s 6th grade “Skills for Adolescence” class in Texas wanted to use my poems to make a school blog. I was thrilled. Unfortunately, I was unable to reach her with the coordinates she sent. Shirley if you read this, go for it.The same goes for other educators.
The main reason I wrote the poems and the attached teaching aids was to assist teachers and their students in exploring this critical issue. So yes, use them, explore them, improve upon them, add to them, make use of them as you see fit…just cite my name as the author. If it helps only one child deal with this issue then it was worth the effort.
I’d love to see the end result of this venture. Could you stay in touch via this blog, Shirley?
I really need a good cyber -bullying poem on this blog and I feel out of my depth. There’s a challenge for your students. If I approve yours I’ll post it under your name and you can track my readers response to it.
Thank you so much! My students are currently recording your poems. We will then create our blog and add our own cyberbullying poems which you are most welcome to use if you choose.
As soon as our project is complete, I will send you the URL.
The students really see themselves in your poetry.
Thanks!
This is very exciting. I look forward to hearing from your class.
andrea
Our daughter is 7 and has been in Kung Fu for almost 2 years, thankfully she likes it as we want her to stay in ’til she’s a black belt. (She is very very petite for her age, more like the size of a 5-year-old.)
She will LOVE the poems I’ve perused of yours.
Cool! Thanks.
Hello Jannie,
I am pleased to hear that you find my poems useful. At your daughter’s age I would suggest you try to keep them fun and upbeat.
I understand why you are encouraging your petite daughter to pursue her interest in martial arts. We also enrolled our youngest son in a similar program. As I am sure you are aware, it is also imperative that your child understand in what circumstances it is and isn’t acceptable to exercise these skills. I don’t however think it is a bad idea to let her peers know what skills she is studying…it might prove to deter trouble-makers from choosing her as a victim.
good luck,
andrea