About me
Andrew Smith has been a secondary English Language Arts teacher since 2008. He was a self-proclaimed poetry hater from grade four - when his attempts at romantic poetry did not win him a date - until he discovered slam poetry in the late 2010's. That small discovery - perhaps the one good thing to come from the internet - changed his attitude towards the genre as a whole and reinvigorated his teaching practices. Instead of something to squeeze in at the end of the year if there was any time left, poetry is now a cornerstone of Mr. Smith's teaching practices. As noted, he has also coached slam poetry teams to great success since 2012.