 
THREE
TEACHERS' POEMS
    
Thirty years
ago she began teaching
young
children
in their threes and fours;
she
didn't
know much about children at first,
but
over time
learned more and more.
She
gave them
hugs and wiped their tears,
and
never left
them alone;
she
guided
them through the small things,
which
often
turned out to be milestones.
Her
first
students are all grown now,
and
she waves
to them when they pass;
there's
a
banker, a writer, a lawyer, an artist,
and
parents
with children in her class.
To
those who
ask if she plays all day,
she
says with
a gleam in her eye
that
she
teaches bankers to add and subtract,
and
artists
the color of the sky.
She teaches the alphabet to writers,
and
lawyers
what it means to be fair;
she
teaches
politicians to take their turn,
and
executives
how to share.
She
knows that
what's learned in the sandbox
will
influence
them for years to come;
it's
the
little things that shape them,
so
impressionable are the young.
If
you, too, work with children,
and dance and sing and play,
don't forget that you shaped the future
by whom you teach today.
-Author Unknown-
The
Teacher
The teacher looked ahead with misgivings, but with hope.
Would the way be smooth or rough?
Would it end in success or failure?
And she stood and looked and wondered.
And a voice said, answering: "There will be no end."
And the teacher smiled and said:
"I know it will end. I may teach one year, two years,
Or possibly many years,
But this I know: Someday it will end."
And the teacher went forward to teach.
And many gathered around her,
And they all had need to learn.
And the teacher looked into their eyes and desired to fill their needs
And she taught them with mind and heart and voice —
A mind filled with knowledge,
A voice speaking wisdom,
And a heart overflowing with love.
Then life changed, and the teacher taught no more.
No more did eager students gather around her.
"It has ended," said the teacher, continuing on the road of life.
"This is the end of my teaching." And she believed this until...
A doctor stood and said: "I am here because this teacher taught me."
A lawyer stood and said: "I am here because this teacher taught me."
An astronaut stood and said, ”I am here because this teacher taught me."
An engineer stood and said, “I am here because this teacher taught me."
A teacher stood and said, "I am here because this teacher taught me."
And many in good positions stood and said,
“ I am here because this teacher taught me."
And the teacher looked ahead of those who had been taught
and saw the continued steps of progress, work, and success
before each one.
And joy filled the teacher's heart, and she said,
”This is not the end.
There is no end to my teachings.”
~ Author Unknown ~
Are You A TRUE
Elementary School Teacher?
Let's Find
Out:
Do you ask guests if they have remembered their scarves
and mittens as they leave your home?
Do you move your dinner partner's glass away from the
edge of the table?
Do you ask if anyone needs to go to the bathroom as you
enter a theater with a group of friends?
Do you hand a tissue to anyone who sneezes?
Do you refer to happy hour as "snack time"?
Do you declare "no cuts" when a shopper squeezes ahead
of you in a checkout line?
Do you say "I like the way you did that" to the mechanic who
repairs your car nice?
Do you ask "Are you sure you did your best?" to the mechanic
who fails to repair your car to your satisfaction?
Do you sing the "Alphabet Song" to yourself as you look
up a number in the phone book?
Do you say everything twice? I mean, do you
repeat everything?
Do you fold your spouse's fingers over the coins
as you hand him/her the money at a tollbooth?
Do you ask a quiet person at a party if he has
something to share with the group?
* If you answered yes to 4 or more, it's in your soul--you are hooked
on teaching. And if you're not a teacher, you missed your calling.
* If you answered yes to 8 or more, well, maybe it's *too much* in
your soul--you should probably begin thinking about retirement.
* If you answered yes to all 12, forget it--you'll *always* be a
teacher, retired or not!
~Author Unknown~
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