The Day The Internet Broke
A High School Nightmare
It happened during a trigonometry class when the TV went dead.
A nervous sniffle from the back soon spread.
Impatient shifting and whispers of instant doom.
The silence from the screen echoed in the room.
Every teacher's nightmare in full bloom.
Restarting the screen with no detection.
My iPad couldn't work without an internet connection.
Interior and exterior angles equations lost inside a black screen.
The internet was broken without a signal to be seen.
Even the best Technology couldn't work without an internet stream.
My students started chatting.
A hum drum of impatient voices.
Someone started patting.
Then the class burst into all kinds of noises.
Every student making the wrong choices.
I'd lost my students when the internet died.
I'd exhausted all other options and been denied.
What do I do? All my lessons are online.
There was one thing I hadn't tried.
Every teacher must wing it once in a while.
I decided to go "Old school."
Reverting to the "old teaching rule."
I started drawing the angles on the board.
My students were no longer bored.
I taught with passion and got my reward.
Head after head looked up and followed my lead.
Like swans, necks craned to access my heed.
Learning curiosity took over again.
My efforts were not in vain.
The room fell silent with focused brains.
My students armed with rulers and pens.
Silently drew the polygons in their books.
Mirroring my teaching lens.
My voice took over; I had them hooked.
I reached my students like before.
Even without the internet, we could learn once more.
The day the internet broke.
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Elizabeth Woods
My name is Lizzy and I'm a mom, an author, school teacher and an MFA creative writing graduate. I write emotion-filled fiction narratives and mental health articles. This is my website: www.elizabethwoodsauthor.com
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