on process

February 26, 2007 in what i wrote in the stone

step by step
towards some “greater good”
we
stomp
into this world
we follow to understand
we cry in order to grow
we scream for change
but who listens?
inch by inch
day by day
towards some “final day”
we travel
onto the next
we drink to cope
we smoke to alleviate
this pain
that life has brought us
this                    process
this                     pain
this                       day to day
spurts of happiness
hours of sadness
too much pain
and too much
damn [...]

capital T Truth

February 26, 2007 in Uncategorized

papers
that “define” a child’s life
tests
that show a student’s “potential”
rubrics
that identify
error
is learning all formalities?
where’d the heart go
where’s the passion
the drive
the push
for excellence
capital T Truth in
capital W Writing
why are we
settling
for graphs and numbers
bars-dont’ keep us in
dont’ jail us
in these quantitative cells
dont’ imprison our thoughts
stripe us of our creativity
and leave us naked
blank slates
for the academic
institution
to write [...]

figuring out all the bugs

February 1, 2007 in Best Piece of News Ever

so i’m in class
wow
we’ve developed classrooms that are full of laptops
wowee, she’s lecturing i’m blogging
life is brilliant
until she catches me . .  ..
hehehhe deviant plans
p.s. did you know that bill gates and michael dell were college dropouts?
news to me  . .
today we did a lesson with palm pilots
like new ones
with wi fi cards
they’re pretty
i want [...]