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Writing poetry and writing about poetry are two different things at opposite ends of the scale because they have different objectives. You can say that they are the same, but in doing so, your attention is only drawn to one: You cannot write a poem, but also write about it. The mystery behind poetry contributes to its poetic quality, leaving the reader uncertain about what will happen next or what the author means by a particular line. For example, if you are using Chat GPT to write a paper, you know every word that is going to belong next, whereas going off the cuff, you are bound to make mistakes. I say this because writing about poetry requires an analytical lens that examines poetic styles and explores the emotional depth and symbolic images that emerge from the poem. Your objective in writing about poetry is to analyze it and interpret the poem. The poem you are analyzing is likely not your own and, therefore, subject to an entirely different thought process, or, like some poets, ...

Technology is a double-edged sword in the classroom: it can be used positively to enhance student engagement, but also negatively as a source of distraction, particularly in the form of media. As with a distraction, the possibilities are endless, as the entirety of the internet is in the students' palms. There has to be a delicate balance between technology use in the classroom, and I align more with controlled technology use and the prohibition of media in class. In my high school days (Class of 2022), I personally saw my classmates use wireless AirPods, concealing them with long hair.  One concern I hear from parents is that they want to be able to contact their children in an emergency. I understand their concern, and a compromise is for the students to ask professionally to have their devices checked. I mean this by a quick glance, or in the event of a phone call from Mom, allow them to step out and answer that call. If they do step out, I want to create a form that they check ...