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.

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.

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

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.

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

It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too.

Great teachers will never be able to make up for bad parents, nor should they be expected to.