Poems for Two Voices
Poems for Two Voices are meant to be read as a poetic duet; they should contain two distint voices and provide two contrasting views or opinions of the same topic or situation. Some of the lines should be read or recited together while others should be staggered or said at the same time depending on the poet or reader's preference.
“Home School is Great—A Poem for Two Voices”
by Giselle Ates
(inspired by written for Kayla Ates on 02-02-02)
(Student) (Teacher/Parent)
Home school is great.
It’s so much fun.
It’s a lot of work.
We have lots of activities
Just for fun,
For multi-sensory learning
So I can hangout with
A LOT of friends
With a FEW friends to learn with
Everyone just shows up.
Which means phone calls
and emails to coordinate.
The best ones
Are to parks
Are to museums,
Or ice-skating
Or special classes,
And parties!
And educational programs.
We have a great time.
They learn a lot.
We also have clubs,
Like Foreign Language Club
Where we talk to our friends
Where they learn a new language
And play games and do fun stuff.
And about different cultures.
There’s also the Craft Club
Where we make things with our friends
Where they learn new skills
We also have our
Drama Club
Literary Club
Where we act out stories
Where we read and discuss
Classic Literature
And watch movies
And compare them
to current movies
from a Christian perspective.
The Golf Club
is part of
our
their
PE
So we can play golf
So they can learn how to play golf
with our friends
And of course there’s CHATA
For giving presentations
with our friends
For doing community service projects
with other members.
So many activities,
But never enough!
Sometimes too many!
And of course we have our
classes at home.
Bible verses are always first.
Then reading and writing
And health
and science.
I think
We spend too much time
doing bookwork
There’s never enough time
for academics
I’m ahead of my public school friends
We’re always behind in our schoolbooks
We do too much math and history,
We need more math and history!
But I have lots of free time,
I have very little free time,
I read books,
play computer games,
and watch TV.
Always running,
teaching, and cleaning.
Still, God is so good.
And Homeschooling is great!