Rip Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 That's why I applaud and appreciate what the guy is doing... lexicondevil and zacaroo21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Man. You must be a killer teacher (figuratively speaking, that is). I never got anything like that in school. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thank you again for all of your comments. The arts helped me through school and so I try to offer it to my kids, they just might not get this experience anywhere else in their pre-college academic career. Here are some more poems. These are non-EITS poems. Whisper In The Wind I am the wind. I whisper to you that you can do anything. You can’t forget who you are. I tell you the secrets of life You live and learn it. Rakim. , age 8 Goodbye You always say goodbye. You say it when you or someone else leaves. You say it when you’re sad or happy. You say it in a lot of places like an airport, houses, and when someone leaves for college. You can tell how you feel when you say goodbye if there are teardrops from your eye or if you are smiling like a bunny. We all say goodbye all over the world. -Jose, age 8 The Fox Who Like To Do Tricks I am a fox who likes to do tricks. I Am a pretty cat who lives near a mean fox who likes to do mean tricks. I am a bird who lives in a park where fox lives. Nobody likes him because he does bad tricks that he would not like if we did that to him. And we have to teach that fox a lesson. Angie, age 8 The funny thing about the poem above is that the girl who wrote it actually acted like the fox. She didn't know she was kind of writing it about herself. She reveals the duality of her personality, fighting the good and bad like we all do. This next poem was written by a boy who was born into a family of hunters. It was something that was part of his family, but he had a difficult time reconciling that fact with his love for animals and nature. He really struggled academically, especially with writing paragraphs, this was his way to shine. I Am Nature I am a wonderful world of nature. I am in a rainforest with rainbows and the sound of rivers. I am father nature I make Nature wonderful and enjoyable I make waterfalls . People love nature. I am saying to people go to the icy mountains and go hiking and see animals, see eagles, and wolves too. I am saying to people love and share with each other and don’t fight just love and fit in. I am seeing butterflies, robins, and other animals. You can pretend your backyard is a forest. I am helping the environment to make our world a better place. I am happy to see animals and people not fighting. I don’t like hunters because they kill animals. I am in the sky looking at people being kind to others. Carlos, age 9 eskimosnow27 and heypeterman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Yeah, I officially give up trying to be a writer now. Now that I'm aware that there are 8 and 9 year olds writing like this, I really don't stand a chance. If anyone needs me I'll be out back, I'll be the guy next to the small trash can fire, the one filled with notebooks and a laptop, you can't miss me, I'll be the guy violently sobbing as I curse the names of every small child in this thread. lexicondevil, alexschelldorf, eskimosnow27 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yeah, I officially give up trying to be a writer now. Now that I'm aware that there are 8 and 9 year olds writing like this, I really don't stand a chance. If anyone needs me I'll be out back, I'll be the guy next to the small trash can fire, the one filled with notebooks and a laptop, you can't miss me, I'll be the guy violently sobbing as I curse the names of every small child in this thread. I feel the same way. Their writing shows that they are missing the filters that we acquire throughout our lives. As artists, I think that we are really just attempting to remove all of the filters that block creativity and unhindered expression. I am hoping for a good batch of poems this year. Some years are better than others. A lot of that has to do with me breaking from the mandated curriculum and giving them the time and tools to write. We will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I feel the same way. Their writing shows that they are missing the filters that we acquire throughout our lives. As artists, I think that we are really just attempting to remove all of the filters that block creativity and unhindered expression. I am hoping for a good batch of poems this year. Some years are better than others. A lot of that has to do with me breaking from the mandated curriculum and giving them the time and tools to write. We will see. Drugs help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I blame you for this lexicon! I am now inspired to write again, but everything will be a hate-filled opus dedicated to you. That or grocery lists, I'm leaning a little further toward the latter of the two. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Best thread continues to deliver. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Now that state testing if over, we are finally back on the poetry track. The kids are busy writing right now and I am excited to see what comes out this year. Here are some more that my students have written over the last 12 years. Once again, these were all written by 3rd graders and it is all their writing, not mine. The Season of the Waterfall The waterfall is an ocean As a season on the Earth You say you make a sky in The ocean You are foolish to me not to you The problem is Now you do not know how To swim in the waterfall. - Angie, age 8 My Hands My hands are Brown The palm is white But don’t call Me black because my Skin color is Brown. If you call me black I Will hit you in your mouth with My brown right hand. -Parish When We Die I am one I am two I am three And living all My years until God calls me To heaven. Where we Are going Is going To be A better Place no More crying Stealing and No more Shooting. And ‘til God calls Me up I will Be still On this Wicked earth. - Aylisha, age 8 My Uncle Died I had an uncle who died. He gave food to poor people. He helped my mom walk when she couldn’t. I felt sad because I didn’t get a chance to see him. He was in Mexico. He wouldn’t stop drinking. I feel like a baby cat crying for her mom. That’s how I feel. My family has been really sad, too. My Grandma was crying for days but she is used to it now. -Tanya This next poem never fails to bring on the waterworks. Memorial My grandma is dead. I cry and cry And I pray so slow as I walk in the Door. So slow, so fast, so me and you My dad cries so loud like a tornado spinning Around. My mom screams for my Grandma, “ Porque te fuiste?” So slow and so fast as they walk home. They buried my grandma so slow, so So slow, now she’s in the sky with god, Protecting me and you I loved my grandma so Fast and so slow. I loved her as much as you. - Maria eskimosnow27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 so happy to see these new ones. outstanding. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 " I loved my grandma so Fast and so slow." What a line. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 fantastic. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 "And ‘til God calls Me up I will Be still On this Wicked earth." I couldn't write something more awesome if I tried. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 What the hell? Incredible that a 3rd grader wrote these. First off I laughed at "laying down being a jerk" because it's cute, and really good. But these last few lines had me sitting, staring, and thinking. So deep for such a young age. Do you teach at a public school? Also, I remember being a Freshman and doing one of those "what I want to accomplish" papers, and then it being given back to me upon graduation. When do these kids switch schools, 6th grade? You should keep hold onto them for a few years and give them back once they move on. Yeah, this kid was a bit spacey and academically low, so when I read his poems, they floored me. I wish I could steal, "Water from God biting water forever." I don't know what it means, but it sounds cool. Kids are a lot deeper than most people think. Just have to give them the space and encouragement to let it out. Yes, a public school in a high poverty area in Northern California. I get them for 3rd and our school gets to keep them for the 6th, then it's off to middle school aka hell. drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I need to get out of the other forum more. This is an incredible thread, amazing, and thanks for posting. Thanks for what you are doing with these kids, and as you've indicated, they give back a ton without even knowing it. Which makes it that much more incredible. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
companyinkrecs Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Would make a cool video for the band having your kids hold up posters of their poems. Kind of a tired concept, but it would be touching. Yet another thread that makes me hate my career choices. Great job. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David The Gnome Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 What an awesome thread. So glad this got bumped and I noticed it. Beautiful. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youinreverse Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 This is fantastic stuff. Thanks for this. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dopp Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 And ‘til God calls Me up I will Be still On this Wicked earth. This killed me. So amazing. lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeMoreGlass Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 This is amazing man, I am speechless. If you ever do a book or anything, I am so in for a copy... lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Here are a handful of my 2012/13 3rd grade poems from last year. Mountains Calling Mountains, could you hear the disturbing sound? It’s thunder. I know how that feels someday your mountains are going to fall. Someday you might be stopped. Just call me, I’ll help you. -Cristian Secret I have a secret that I told no one in my life. It will make me nervous if I tell someone, but I did anyway and I felt fine. Then I told my friends and I am still going to tell more people. I will not be scared anymore. I will be me and stay like that. - Eve Open When I opened the door an ugly dog popped out and I screamed so loud I fainted when I finished screaming. When I woke up I heard a loud screeching from the backyard. I went to my closet to put on my binoculars and swimming goggles. -Melanie Below The Sky Below the sky there are cities, towns, hotels, and stores. Below the sky there are millions of people. Below the dirty sky, dragons are breathing fire and millions of hippos crawling like babies. Burning people melting snow all beautiful green grass showing like big great teeth showing smiling people making bad choices. They don’t know what they’re doing. -Esmeralda Haiku light glimmers at night this house is on fire, help me I hate you, don’t help -Andre This last one is another one where I played them the Explosions song and gave them the title to use for their poem. A Song For Our Fathers A song that fits their personalities. I’ll give so much thought about love and caring. It’s going to be a big song. There will be lots of “sorries” because I did something bad. The song is like a misunderstanding about what I did. When my father forgives me I will write another song about forgiveness. -Chris I'm looking forward to seeing what comes out this year. dreamover and eskimosnow27 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 still awesome lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Seeing this thread for the first time. This is fucking awesome. I'm sitting in a massive library at my school, and this has kind of made me rethink what the fuck I'm doing with my life. I've always wanted to teach, I think it would be awesome to be able to have some sort of positive impact on kids, no matter how small it might be. But for some reason I'm taking business, and it seems like the least fulfilling/empty thing I could have possibly chosen. Even if I start a company and make millions of dollars, I'll never do anything this fucking cool. sonsofvipers and lexicondevil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 still awesome lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight1echo Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Seeing this thread for the first time. Tearing up at work, customers probably think I'm losing it lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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