I have a rather difficult, aloof student. She always boarders on a disrespectful attitude. She is quick tempered and does not respond well to structure or rules of any sort. She definalty gives off a "stay out of my way" temperment.
However, as she took center stage for Show & Tell she became alive and had outstanding presentation skills... I was shocked! Miss personality! She had brought a book of poems that she had written. The girls wanted her to read one... she was more than happy to share.... but as she flopped open the book her demenor instantly changed. It was a heart-wrenching poem of loss and death... death of siblings...father..mother... cousins...and friends. After she read the poem she shared that she (at age 16 or 17) has lost 20 family/close friends. The room was silent.
I complimented her on the quality of her writtings and encouraged her to continue to write. She quicly took her seat in the back of the room and as she did her "wall" surrounded her once again. But for a brief moment... in show & tell of all things she let us peak behind that very hard exterior...
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