Today was the 1st Grade Poetry Celebration.  Each student read an original poem at a microphone in front of a crowd of adoring parents.  At the end of each piece, applause was given and one compliment was taken from the audience.  The poems ranged in length, subject, and ability.  Miss Thing read an original work about Mt. Lassen, her favorite place.  It’s brevity driven more by her lack of study skills (can we really attribute …