Myth vs. Myth!

When I reflect on how creating my myth differs from the study of a myth, I find it much easier to study a myth. When I was actually creating my myth, it was challenging for me to come up with an original topic that wasn’t already used before. When I study a myth, I am able to take in all the multiple aspects of the myth and see it for what it is. When I create a myth, I worry too much to try and not copy someone else’s myth and that takes away from the experience. What I also saw differing between these two concepts is that the studying of the myth doesn’t really involve too much of your imagination. When you actually create a myth your imagination has to soar to another level and this actually allows you to think of out of this world ideas.

What I actually learned from this experience is that creating the myth is actually really fun if you allow yourself to think freely. I can see myself using this concept in the future as a teacher by asking my students to come up with a myth and draw the best interpretation of their myth. I think the website is a bit more challenging but if I have the students draw or make a collage and this would actually turn into a fun project for them which is something that is really great.

Poetry!

Poetry can be very tricky sometimes. I feel that writing about poetry is much easier than actually writing poetry. I love to communicate one on one with a person and i feel like poetry does not give me that opportunity compared to actually speaking to a person. When you write about poetry you are conveying what you think the poem is trying to say and you really get a chance to see where the author is coming from. I feel I am a bit private with my feelings and i think that poetry has the ability to strip you bare of your emotions and that vulnerable feeling allows you to truly feel one with yourself. I think that is why i don't feel comfortable writing poetry because i feel more comfortable listening to other people than having someone listen to me. That might sound weird but i enjoy listening to people and their problems because it is a great feeling when I can help a person feel better about themselves and the world around them. Writing about poetry is definitely within my comfort zone and although i don't write about poetry often, when i do i truly enjoy it.

I think some similarities between the two have to be the emotions that you have when you are faced with poetry. What is different is the actual emotion you feel for writing your own poetry and about poetry. What that means is that poetry can vary from person to person and the feelings poetry gives every individual is unique and special in itself.

As a future teacher, I find myself praying for the knowledge to help me to touch the lives of as many students as I can. I feel that each student is very special and i believe that a poetry slam like the one we experienced in class will help the students to get anything off their chest that might be bugging them. For some students i know poetry will be a stress reliever, and for others it can be a stress inducer. I think i can hopefully accommodate both types of students so that they will feel like they achieved something. I absolutely love children and i feel that although writing poetry is not my preference, if it will get students to open up then i will definitely utilize it in the classroom.