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Learning and Teaching
I thought it would be fitting to finish my time in the Deputy Principal - Learning and Teaching position with a poem I am currently pondering. I shared this at the recent Year 9 - 11 Semester 2 Awards Assembly. I think we can all relate to this form of self-discovery in some way. I would encourage you all to reflect on this with your sons. It is framed in five short chapters.
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Chapter One
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost... I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter Two
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in the same place.
But, it isn’t my fault.
It still takes me a long time to get out.
Chapter Three
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in…It’s a habit…but,
my eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
Chapter Four
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter Five
I walk down another street.
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By Portia Nelson, There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery
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Have a well-deserved break this holiday season.
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David Alexander
Deputy Principal — Learning and Teaching
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