Everything I do is kind of a lesson, even if I am the only person who learns it.

Simply put, the best teachers are the ones you work your tail off for because in the end you just don't want them to think any less of you. You want and need their approval.

A poem is the perfect place to celebrate imperfection and exult in the ways you fall short of being the person you want to be.

You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor, and I can make a...

Education is the miracle; I'm just the worker.

Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room

The only thing that surprises me is the characterization of teachers as lazy and greedy. Only someone with very little understanding of what teaching requires would say such a thing.