Treasure Chest of Thoughts

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.”