Partners
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0I dreamed I stood in a studio,
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a child’s mind,
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher; the tools used,
Were books and music and art.
One, a parent with guiding hands,
A gentle and loving heart.
Day after day the teacher toiled,
With a touch both deft and skilled.
The parent labored side by side,
And all the values filled.
And when at last their task was done,
They looked at what they’d wrought.
The beautiful shape of the precious child,
Could neither be sold nor bought.
And each agreed it would have failed,
If one had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school,
And behind the teacher, home.
This poem was written/submitted by Harry.
A Special Teacher
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0Teachers come and go
but every so often one comes along
that you’ll always remember
one who makes learning an adventure…
and who can still remember
what it’s like to be young
and growing up…
the kind who can make you
want to be the very best you can be…
Someone you can really talk to,
who really cares
what happens to you…
That person is YOU!
This poem was written/submitted by Harry.
Teacher
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0I bet you’ve tied a million shoes
and dried a million tears
and given out a million hugs
as a teacher, through the years.
In my child’s life, the role you’ve played
has been a priceless part
and your must know the special place
You hold in my child’s heart
This poem was written/submitted by Sharon Harper Sampson.
A Special Person
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0You’re a very special person.
and you should know.
How I loved to be your teacher,
how fast the time did go.
I wish that you could visit me,
as through the grades you go.
Try hard to learn all you can,
there’s so much to know.
The one thing that I tried to teach you
to last your whole life through,
Is that you are YOU!
This poem was written/submitted by Harry.
Thank You Teacher
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0T hank you for your
E agerness to teach
A nd
C are for our children,
H elping us in
E ducating them to be
R esponsible, respectable people
This poem was written/submitted by Harry.
To My Teacher
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0A substitute for working moms,
she comforts, pampers, soothes and calms.
With all the love she has to share,
She’s great to have when mom’s not there.
She loves to rock a fussy child,
corrects the one who gets too wild.
She hears her share of tearful pleas,
and comforts those with skinned up knees.
With little children she plays a peek,
for bigger ones it’s hide-and-seek.
She is an expert at each game,
but somehow loses just the same
She helps them learn the alphabet,
and gives them hugs when they’re upset.
She is a true and trusted friend,
who helps them learn and play pretend.
Although she’s paid, it’s plain to see,
She serves them with a love that’s free.
This poem was written/submitted by Harry.
On Being a Teacher
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0A careful teacher I want to be
A little girl follows me
I do not dare to go astray
For fear she’ll go the selfsame way
I cannot escape her eyes;
Whatever she sees me do, she tries;
Like me she says she’s going to be
The little girl who follows me.
She thinks that I am good and fine
Believes in every word of mine;
The base in me she must not see
The little girl who follow me.
I must remember as I go
Through summer’s sun and winter’s snow,
I am building, for the years that be,
For that little girl who follow me.
This poem was written/submitted by Emma Brown.
Poem for a Teacher’s Scrapbook
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0This school year’s nearly over,
Many thanks for all you do
This gift will make it easy
To record it for review.
Choose your favorite photos
Then remove the plastic sheet,
Peel up the blue tabs then
Place your picture, neat!
Add some special memories,
Of moments dear to you,
Slide on the plastic once again,
That¹s all you need to do!
This album is our thank you,
We know how much you care
We hope you will remember,
A year beyond compare.
This poem was written/submitted by Harry.
Teacher’s ABC
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0A is for the Abundance of questions and yearning
B is for the Beauty I
C in your learning
D is for Doing it over til it’s right
E is for the Effort you pour into learning each night
F is for watching how Far you can go
G is for watching you blossom and Grow
H is for reaching for that star so high
I is for Imagination, for the courage to try
J is for Joy in touching a child’s life in a meaningful way
K is for the Kindness children bring to each day
L is for the Love of teaching we see
M is for the “Me” you’re helping me to be
N is for Never being too weary to stay
O is for Overcoming the desire to stray
P is for the Positives you bring to each
Q is for showing the Quintessential way to teach
R is for the ability to power and Reason
S is for teaching to appreciate each Season
T is for Touching those that sit before you
U is for Understanding their fear of what’s new
V is for the Vitality you bring to every day
W is for every Wonderment you bring their way
X is for the Xtra Special Teacher that You’ve become
Z is not for the Zoo! - but the wonderful job that you’ve done.
This poem was written/submitted by Tricia Stoddard.
Math Poem
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0It’s like Chemistry and Physics,
As difficult as writing a thesis,
Has never been as easy as Music,
Indeed, in numbers I’m truly allergic!
I prefer writing an editorial,
Than solve a perfect square trinomial,
Two… Four… Six… What’s next in the series?
Eight… Ten… Eleven… Infinity never ceases!
I can easily explain science concepts,
But not unstitching y-intercepts,
Not even calculating rate and percents,
Reasons to anticipate other’s assignments…
Why is Mathematics so complicated?
Serves intricate problems, instead;
Geometry, radical expressions and Trigonometry:
Things that contribute to my insanity!
Pythagoras, a mathematician, an astronomer,
Believed the essence of all things is number;
So, tonight I’ll multiply my patience to Calculus,
And shall choose Rene Descartes as my muse…
This poem was written/submitted by Sheela Aggabao Yabut.