Thursday, August 30, 2012

Mind-Heart Shapers


Blog37:
Philosophers think of serious ideas

Mathematicians calculate numbers, measure shapes

Scientists explore and organize worlds

Young minds in my care peruse key ideas

Young minds in my care search details supporting key ideas

 

Counselors listen and advice

Social workers assist with practical needs, opportunities

Sports coaches train teams, athletes

Young minds in my care learn to produce sounds and make words

Young minds in my care begin to read and make meanings of text

 

Librarians organize books, assist in research

Technocrats tie together skills, ideas, technology

Pundits share opinions, analyze events

Young minds in my care use and build upon what they know

Young minds in my care make connections of past, present and future

 

 

Engineers construct, build, and repair

Architects design buildings

Surveyors measure details of land spaces

Young minds in my care expound on abstract ideas

Young minds in my care think through concrete situations

 

Chefs and dietitians prepare, measure food

Seamstresses and tailors put together clothing

Community Organizers rally people to a cause

Young minds in my care listen often, and then speak out their minds

Young minds in my care critically think on similarities and differences

 

Artists create beauty

Judges settle disputes

Spiritual leaders inspire hope

Young minds in my care understand a writer’s craft

Young minds in my care integrate visual, spoken, written thoughts

 

Journalists uncover truth

Police officers keep peace

Doctors save lives

Young minds in my care read poetry and prose

Young minds in my care explore scientific, artistic, technical information

 

Pilots operate controls of spacecraft

Navigators plan complex ways

Captains take charge

Young minds in my care figure complex pieces of information

Young minds in my care write about journeys and dreams

 

We are a village of planners, thinkers, doers

We are an interdependent world of workers 

We are united though diverse

We are teachers … mind and heart shapers!

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