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Mrs. Stein

The school bell rings, we go inside, Our teacher isn’t there. “Maybe she’s sick!” her pet cries out. Yeah, right. As if I’d care. * I have a D in Language Arts, My grade in math’s the same. And now my teacher might be sick. Could be I’m part to blame. * She doesn’t likeContinue reading “Mrs. Stein”

Teachers Sailing Away …. to Calmer Waters

Salon Discussion #3 Why do teachers quit the profession? It is safe to say that there are a variety of reasons for teachers choosing to walk or sail away. Prior to 2020, there were nationwide teacher protests with educators marching for safer work conditions following the increase in mass school shootings and for better compensation.Continue reading “Teachers Sailing Away …. to Calmer Waters”

Values In Knowledge And Wisdom

Education without knowledge and wisdom, Is like someone cooking a delicious pot of soup; Without putting in the necessary ingredients. * The university will only give you an insight, But true test of knowledge is developed; Through your constant interaction with books. * Wisdom is gotten over many years of dedicated studies, And those whoContinue reading “Values In Knowledge And Wisdom”

You Came, Too

:)+(: I came to the crowd seeking friendsI came to the crowd seeking loveI came to the crowd for understanding I found you I came to the crowd to weepI came to the crowd to laugh You dried my tearsYou shared my happiness I went from the crowd seeking youI went from the crowd seekingContinue reading “You Came, Too”

“If a Lemon”

If a lemonKissed a beetIs it sourOr is it sweet If a bearGivesA hugWill it turnInto a rug And then there’s meAnd there is youI do sometimes wonderWhat will we do :)?(: Written By Nikki Giovanni

A Poem Of Friendship

We are not loversbecause of the lovewe makebut the lovewe haveWe are not friendsbecause of the laughswe spendbut the tearswe save I don’t want to be near youfor the thoughts we sharebut the words we never haveto speakI will never miss youbecause of what we dobut what we aretogether :)(: Written By Nikki Giovanni

A Teacher’s Lament

🙂 (: Don’t tell me the cat ate your math sheet, And your spelling words went down the drain, And you couldn’t decipher your homework, Because it was soaked in the rain. * Don’t tell me you slaved for hours On the project that’s due today, And you would have had it finished If yourContinue reading “A Teacher’s Lament”

Education

For some, it is a privilege For others, it’s a right The difference between darkness And a bright future * Some will think a burden Where others see a gift The key to moving forward And to give your life a lift If school is not your calling Look beyond its doors The world canContinue reading “Education”

Scores less than 0 to 100

Salon Discussion #2 This is just a brief lesson on the state of our society in general. As we look back on the last five years, America seems to be experiencing a kind of decline or collapse “unveiling” our less than stellar beliefs and behaviors falling very short of our American ideals. This did notContinue reading “Scores less than 0 to 100”

Theme for English B

The instructor said, Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you— Then, it will be true. I wonder if it’s that simple? I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem. I went to school there, then Durham, then here to this college on the hill above Harlem. I amContinue reading “Theme for English B”