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Thursday, July 8, 2010
The Starfish Poem
Once upon a time there was a wise man
who used to go to the ocean
to do his writing.
He had a habit of walking
on the beach
before he began his work.
One day he was walking along
the shore.
As he looked down the beach,
he saw a human
figure moving like a dancer.
He smiled to himself to think
of someone who would
dance to the day.
So he began to walk faster
to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw
that it was a young man
and the young man wasn't dancing,
but instead he was reaching
down to the shore,
picking up something
and very gently throwing it
into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out,
"Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man paused,
looked up and replied,
"Throwing starfish in the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked,
why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out.
And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you realize that
there are miles and miles of beach
and starfish all along it.
You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely.
Then bent down, picked up another starfish
and threw it into the sea,
past the breaking waves and said-
"It made a difference for that one."
who used to go to the ocean
to do his writing.
He had a habit of walking
on the beach
before he began his work.
One day he was walking along
the shore.
As he looked down the beach,
he saw a human
figure moving like a dancer.
He smiled to himself to think
of someone who would
dance to the day.
So he began to walk faster
to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw
that it was a young man
and the young man wasn't dancing,
but instead he was reaching
down to the shore,
picking up something
and very gently throwing it
into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out,
"Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man paused,
looked up and replied,
"Throwing starfish in the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked,
why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out.
And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you realize that
there are miles and miles of beach
and starfish all along it.
You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely.
Then bent down, picked up another starfish
and threw it into the sea,
past the breaking waves and said-
"It made a difference for that one."
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Hi, my name is Allison Mode I am 22 years old, and I am a Junior majoring in Elementary Education at the ISU Twin Falls campus. My components are humanities and social science. My ideal teaching job would be third or fourth grade in either Kimberly or Twin Falls School District.
I was born and raised in Southern California, and moved to the Magic Valley in 2000. I had an excellent experience while attending ISU on the main campus, and enjoyed many activities from Greek life to attending football and basketball games. For fun I enjoy traveling and have had the opportunity to go to Italy and Hawaii, and am looking forward to spending two weeks in Turkey and Greece this summer. After I graduate I plan on going to Malawi Africa to teach at a children’s village.
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My advice to current and future college of education students would be to stay organized, and work really closely with your CT’s. I have found that color coding my planner with my different cooperating schools colors has helped remember what school I need to be at when which can be difficult due to being at one school for 309, a different school for 321, and yet another for 311.
My advice to current and future college of education students would be to stay organized, and work really closely with your CT’s. I have found that color coding my planner with my different cooperating schools colors has helped remember what school I need to be at when which can be difficult due to being at one school for 309, a different school for 321, and yet another for 311.
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