What Teachers Make - The problem with teacher

what’s a kid gonna learn is from someone who decided that his best option in life was to become a teacher

MAKE TEACHERS

WHAT

isfromwhat’s a kid gonna learn someone

who decided

lifewas to

that his best option in

become

teacher?”

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ha

HA ha HA ha

ha

REMINDSthe other dinner guests

THAT

HE

“You know,it’s true what they say

about teachers

“You know,it’s true what they say

about teachers

“You know,it’s true what they say

about teachers

TEACH.”and those who can’t

ha

ha

ha

ha HA ha

ha

I decide

I decide

ANDresist the

urge

ANDresist the

urge

to r emind the other

dinner guests

lawy ers

urge

to r emind the other

BECAUSEwe’re eating after all

“I mean,you’re a teacher, Taylor

come on “I mean,you’re a teacher, Taylor

be honest, what do you make?”

come on “I mean,you’re a teacher, Taylor

be honest, what do you make?”

And I

wish he hadn’t done that

asked me to be honest

And I

wish he hadn’t done that

asked me to be honest

BECAUSE YOU SEE

I have this little policy in my classroom

And I

wish he hadn’t done that

asked me to be honest

BECAUSE YOU SEE

And I

wish he hadn’t done that

I have this little policy in my classroom about honesty, AND

IS if you ask f

or it

IS if you ask f

or it then I have to let y

ou

HAVE

IT.

“You wanna

what

kids

work HARDER

kids

work HARDER

than they EVER

thought they could.

CI can make a

+

Aand I can make an

-FACE Aand I can make an

MAKE KIDSsit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute

I

MAKE KIDSsit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute

SILENCE I

“ Noyou may , NOT

work in GROUPS

work in GROUPS

you cannot ask me

a question, so put your hand

work in GROUPS

you cannot ask me

a question, so put your handDOWN .”

WHY won’t

I let you go to the

BATHROOM?

WHY won’t

I let you go to the

BATHROOM?

Because you’re BORED

and you don’t really have to

to the bathroom,

go

and you don’t really have to

to the bathroom,

go

I MAKE

PARENTS tremble in

this is

Mr

Mali

HI

MAKE PARENTSsee their children for who they are and who they

I

MAKE PARENTSsee their children for who they are and who they

CAN BE I

“You wanna

what

MAKE KIDS

WONDER

I

MAKE ‘EM

QUESTION

I

MAKE ‘EM

CRITICIZE

I

MAKE ‘EM

APOLOGIZE

I

MAKE ‘EM

WRITEWRITEWRITE

I

MAKE ‘EM

READ

I

and THEN

MAKE ‘EM

SPELL

I

Y BEAUTIFUL

Y BEAUTIFULdefinitely beautiful

Y BEAUTIFULdefinitely beautiful DEFINITEL

Y BEAUTIFUL

Y BEAUTIFULdefinitely beautiful DEFINITEL

Y

DE-BE-BEAUTIFUL FINITE- LY

A- UTIFUL

UNTIL THEY

WILLNEVER

MAKE ‘EM

REALIZE

I

that IF YOU’VE

GOT

THIS

you follow

YOU

GIVE THEM

HERE

G*DD*MN

I MAKE

A

YOU? NOW WHAT ABOUT

Thanks to Taylor Mali

for the use of his poem:

“What Teachers Make”

www.taylormali.com

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