Teacher Reflection

Short poem about teaching

Teacher Reflection

I stay here and help you go there…

And after 17 years, in the same place,

I stay, and I watch you go…

And you are running around in the U.S. Open,

And playing guitar to open a sports game,

And speaking on open mikes,

And raising your kids,

And working in a hospital,

And completing internships,

And, and And and And and And and again…

And the smiles when I see you,

Lets me know it was all worth it.

Reviews

[Gee]

Must be so rewarding, better than nannying whining bricklayers and carpenters who moan about everything and anything as they earn £1500+ per week...tis a hard life. eh !

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Love this
I take it you are a teacher
A guess ?
I had a favourite teacher in fifth and sixth grade primary
Mrs Dickinson
She was about 60 plus and must of had a soft spot for me dunno why
Now In my Facebook reunion school site they all say they hated her !
Dunno why. She was the best !

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I have taught for 32 years and this poem really hits home...I also had a lay teacher at Holy Spirit grade school in the Bronx who wrote me postcards until she died. This was after I moved to Illinois.
She was tough on me in second grade; I thought she hated me...then she kept writing me after I moved away. I am still grateful for all I learned from her.
And one of my students from 7 years ago actually became a nurse and was my main nurse in Jan. when I had my triple bypass.
Thanks for this poem,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Such a rewarding career. You pave the way for the future of your students. I remember well, many of my teachers with fondness. Very well conveyed Amanda.

Chris

[Vol]

Ah, Amanda!
Perfectly said, and ain't it the truth! And it gets better every year... Or used to, I wonder about the future with all the cultural trash distracting you from the real job of teaching them skills and how to think for themselves. I still have contact with my babies from 1973, through 2011, when I retired. I would still be there, if the government had not violated my ethics.
Vol

[John the Baptist]

After all of the bad publicity schools get, it is nice to hear one teacher expressing the gratification she gets from her work.

[Amanda Reynolds]

Thank you, and I love the word "gratification" you used, as I also see my experience as a gift...