tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post2917369578047432998..comments2024-01-29T07:09:43.833-05:00Comments on Wild Rose Reader: Poem for a First Grade TeacherElaine Magliarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-2070341387629342782008-06-12T08:40:00.000-04:002008-06-12T08:40:00.000-04:00Laura,I guess you could say that it's easy to incl...Laura,<BR/><BR/>I guess you could say that it's easy to include concrete details when you're writing about things you know well. I'm glad the poem brought you into a classroom. That was the effect I was trying to achieve.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-49516044795290028832008-06-12T07:18:00.000-04:002008-06-12T07:18:00.000-04:00Gorgeous, Elaine. You always pick out the most won...Gorgeous, Elaine. You always pick out the most wonderful concrete details in your poems. Puts me right there in the classroom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-76987034275564251542008-06-11T14:26:00.000-04:002008-06-11T14:26:00.000-04:00Linda,Thanks for your kind words. I hope you have ...Linda,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your kind words. I hope you have a great last day at school and a wonderful and productive summer writing.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-59525284391634792762008-06-11T14:21:00.000-04:002008-06-11T14:21:00.000-04:00Elaine, Your poem makes me proud to be a teacher. ...Elaine, <BR/>Your poem makes me proud to be a teacher. The last day for the kids is Friday. Although I'm looking forward to more time to write, I will miss them.<BR/>Thank you for sharing.<BR/>LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-83885718052650541432008-06-11T13:58:00.000-04:002008-06-11T13:58:00.000-04:00Thanks, Jules!Thanks, Jules!Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-74006187731642327862008-06-11T13:20:00.000-04:002008-06-11T13:20:00.000-04:00What teacher wouldn't love THAT? Beautiful.What teacher wouldn't love THAT? Beautiful.Jules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-62127025254685680042008-06-11T12:18:00.000-04:002008-06-11T12:18:00.000-04:00Jama,I taught second grade for many years--and lov...Jama,<BR/><BR/>I taught second grade for many years--and loved it. Most people think it's any easy grade to teach...at least most children are semi-literate when they arrive in second grade. First grade teachers are responsible for so many things--especially giving a children a good foundation in reading.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I also loved teaching third grade.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-56029214121725518002008-06-11T12:00:00.000-04:002008-06-11T12:00:00.000-04:00This is so lovely, Elaine. Glad you posted it agai...This is so lovely, Elaine. Glad you posted it again, since I wasn't even blogging last May. When I was writer-in-residence at an elementary school, I found 2nd grade the hardest. My favorite grades are 3-4.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-69942060531675662132008-06-11T10:53:00.000-04:002008-06-11T10:53:00.000-04:00Kelly,I think teaching first grade is the most dif...Kelly,<BR/><BR/>I think teaching first grade is the most difficult grade to teach. I know that the wonderful first grade teachers at my school loved it, though. They were amazing educators.<BR/><BR/>My first grade experience was not a happy one. I hated going to first grade at a parochial school in the early 1950s. We had about 50 kids in a class. It wasn't pleasant. I became a school phobic for awhile--and even refiused to get on the bus twice!Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-54008695531820958292008-06-11T10:35:00.000-04:002008-06-11T10:35:00.000-04:00Beautiful, Elaine! There's something special abou...Beautiful, Elaine! There's something special about first grade, isn't there?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.com