She checks the pencil cup, it’s empty again,
her Walmart list she has to begin.
Kids need pencils with rubber erasers,
and someone who’ll tie little shoe laces.
Papers to grade, lessons to write,
she will be up half of the night.
The wall is covered with little Van Goghs,
there’s enough Kleenex to wipe every nose.
She taught a lesson on Jim Crow and hate,
CRT was no part of the debate.
David can’t spell, but time he can tell,
soon it will jell, and he will do well.
Little Sally sure is a whiz, aced her math quiz,
meanwhile Jack needs to stop a-botherin’ Liz.
Tommy looks all hungry and gaunt,
her apple ends some of his want.
Carmalita led the Pledge today,
from Guatemala she’s come a long way.
Sofiya’s English wasn’t so good,
now she’s startin’ to be understood,
Trayvon’s big brother was shot last week,
a magnificent scholar with a decency streak.
She held Sonia tightly ‘til the Case Worker came,
and told her sweetly she wasn’t to blame.
Sometimes she cries, but she’s tougher than nails,
she’s up to the job and all its travails.
She lines them up to wait for the bell,
as they go home, she wishes them well.
Her day has been long, but she’ll do it again,
she’ll get a break, but she don’t know when.
Her pencil cup’s empty, but her heart is so full,
she loves her kids and her day’s never dull.
LDT May 21, ‘22
Without teachers we would all be ignorant, bigoted and poor.
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Outlaws, Outrages and Outright Lies 
The best teachers … they love what they do! Would that we all loved our work so much that we go the extra mile whenever it is asked of us. I know…more should be provided to teachers so their work can be a bit easier, but the truth is that isn’t how it is. Always, teachers who care spend tons of their “spare” time for “their kids” and are loved by the students they’ve helped. I hear so many folks praise teachers from K-12 and beyond, even though the student time is long past.
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