Mrs. Gillmore’s Theme for English 10
….as of May 25, 2009
I am.
I am a woman, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a friend.
Family ~ important, vital, centered.
Am blessed to have what I have…
A husband who loves me for me as I am.
Even, at times, despite who I am.
A daughter who says she is not going away to college.
Online classes.
Why?
To be with you, mom.
Ahhh…will that change?
Two steps…a son and a daughter.
We have grown, together.
Aren’t I too young, though, for a 21?
A mom who knows me often not.
Two sisters, who are older, but wiser?
Shhh…some facts are best left silent!
A brother who is distant and not just in miles.
I am a crafter, a reader, a gardener, a canner, a photographer, a sometimes seamstress.
These hobbies are mine.
They define who I am and who I am not,
For the more I read, the more I know I have to read.
My interests have expanded.
From romance and suspense, to fantasy and first-person.
The more I learn, the more I know I have to learn.
Besides salsa and tomato ketchup,
I now can squash relish and pickles,
Jams and jellies,
Then I freeze fruits and beans…but not together.
Of course.
I am a teacher, a learner, a collaborator.
Am blessed to have what I have…
This career chose me in 1985, my senior year.
Had dreamed of being a bank teller.
Then reality took hold. College, a reality.
Three schools, eighteen years, hundreds of students.
Memories, tears, tests, scores, food, smiles, laughter.
Stacks and stacks and stacks of papers graded.
Recorded first in book, then digitally.
Did I mention memories?
The first two schools are no longer.
BHS, you really want me to stay!
To teach is to impact; therefore, I teach.
Therefore, I impact?
I am a techie-want-to-be.
Again, the more I learn, the more I know I need to learn.
The possibilities, endless.
Goal: to utilize the laptops my class will receive.
To train, to practice, to implement…did I mention learn?
A blogger of treasures and classes.
An online journal of me.
My growth, my learning experience.
My thoughts. My disbeliefs. My beliefs.
Me. Who I am.
A creator of wikis. Easy as peanut butter and jelly.
I think not!
Vital, though, to our success in English 10 (and 11).
I am the wife of a farmer, a chemical operator, a mule logger.
The man I wish I had met twenty-five years ago.
My life, different, better, loved. Me.
Free to be me. Free because of who he encourages me to be.
This is who I am…
A wife.
A mother.
A step-mother.
A sister.
A teacher.
This is my theme for English 10: I am who I am.
Assigned to my English 10 and modeled (somewhat) after Langston Hughes’ “Theme for English B.”
