Closing the Curtains on LIT 102: A Journey of Growth, Reflection, and Renewal

As we approach the end of our LIT 102 course, I find myself looking back with a deep sense of gratitude and growth. What began as another requirement on my teacher-training journey has become one of the most transformative learning experiences I’ve had in a long time.

This course pushed me to reflect not only on what I have done in my classroom, but also on what I haven’t done. I revisited the strategies that strengthened my students’ writing, the moments where they truly blossomed, and the practices that encouraged creativity and confidence. But I also had to face the areas where my approach fell short: the rushed lessons, the times I told students “add more detail” without fully modelling how, the moments I could have encouraged deeper thinking or supported their writing more intentionally.

And that honesty has been powerful.

                          A Teacher’s Reawakening

Poem: Penned by Reshana Britton

I entered LIT 102 with habits in hand,
Old lessons folded like papers I’d planned.
But page by page, the course pulled me in
Inviting me gently to start again.

I looked at my practice with honest eyes,
The triumphs, the gaps, the unspoken whys.
I saw where my teaching had lifted them high,
And where my silence had let moments pass by.

Each lecture became a lantern’s glow,
Revealing the things I needed to know.
Not just techniques or rules to write
But how to guide hearts, how to ignite.

Now as the curtains begin to close,
A deeper understanding quietly grows.
My confidence blooms, renewed and bright
Ready to model, to scaffold, to light.

I leave this course not as I came,
But stronger, wiser, never the same.
Fueled with purpose, equipped to inspire
A teacher reborn with a brighter fire.