Poem Teacher

101 Poems For Teachers
Illustrations by L. Susan Brandt
Annette L. Breaux
Reproduced with permission from Breaux and Brandt. 101 Poems for Teachers. Copyright 2010 Eye On Education, Inc. Larchmont, NY. All rights reserved. www.eyeoneducation.com
EYE ON EDUCATION 6 DEPOT WAYWEST, SUITE 106 LARCHMONT, NY 10538 (914) 8330551 (914) 8330761 fax www.eyeoneducation.com Copyright 2010 Eye On Education, Inc. All rights reserved. For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write: Eye On Education, Permissions Dept., Suite 106, 6 Depot Way West, Larchmont, NY 10538. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Breaux, Annette L. 101 poems for teachers / Annette L. Breaux ; illustrations by L. Susan Brandt. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-59667-146-1 1. Teaching--Poetry. 2. Education--Poetry. I. Title. PS3602.R43A615 2010 811.6--dc22 2009045649
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Contents
11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 44 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 A Simple Hi Just Kids, Indeed! My Teacher of Many Years Ago Ill Do it Tomorrow We Get to Choose Whos in Charge? Gossip, Gossip, Gossip A Very Clever Teacher Mrs. WarnYa The Most Important Profession Make it Real I Do Not Like to Go to School! Dont Let Us Know Take it Teacher, Take it! Behind the Mask A Challenge is Enticing Lost Within a Shout Who One Is, Not What One Does Refraining from Complaining "Can" the Lists I Bleed Professionalism Im a Successful Student Now! I Used to be a Screamer Oh, Woe is Me I Teach Enthusiasm is Contagious There Are No Words Wear the Title Teacher Proudly Will I Ever Take a Risk Again? The Colors of My Personality I Wish My Teacher Knew Me 5
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The Happiest Teacher If She Can Do It, Why Cant You? Ive Been a Good Teacher Today Your Silent Voice Manipulation Jubilation Whos My Teachers Favorite? I Cant Wait My Reward Lies In It Just a Teacher A Mind of Its Own A Miserable Career I Choose to Take the Right Path Teacher, Are You Magic? Round Robin Reading Rotten to the Core Adore You or Abhor You? Whats Best for My Students To Smile or Not to Smile My Favorite Teacher-istic Teach Away Pushing My Buttons Believe In Me A Look in the Mirror Be Careful of Your Actions A Little Praise Whether My Students Pass or Fail A Hero Lies in Wait I Get the Worst Kids Every Year Keep Me Busy Attention, Please! Call Someone! Im Not My Older Brother Smarter Than Ever Too Many Questions A Student Always
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Because of Us Self-Control Point of View Tell Me I Can Do It I Wonder if She Ever Knew. . . Just Kids at Heart Be Nice An Ounce of Inspiration Thank You Recipe for Behavior My Teacher, the Victim Instantly Famous Her Best Feature Listen to Me Your Attitude Speaks Volumes Too Rare, By Far If I Could Teach My Students Because of You The Rewards of Planning The Life of a Kid Teach Me Hard and Love Me Well Ill Never Ever Forget You Faculty Meeting A Golden Noise Help Me to Be What I Can Be Worth the Risk Your Principals Comin Believing is Seeing! We Know Just Who You Are Id Like to Tell My Teacher Bad No More Fear of the Unknown If Youre Going to Teach Teachers, Tend Your Gardens Am I Really Worthy? 7
Annette L. Breaux
About the Author

Annette Breaux is one of the most entertaining and informative authors and speakers in education today. She leaves her audiences with practical techniques to implement in their classrooms immediately. Administrators agree that they see results from teachers the next day. A former classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and teacher induction coordinator, she is also the author of Louisiana FIRST, a statewide induction program for new teachers. Annette has coauthored a book with Dr. Harry Wong on new teacher induction. Her other writings include: 101 Answers for New Teachers and Their Mentors; REAL Teachers, REAL Challenges, REAL Solutions; The Poetry of Annette Breaux: Tips and Poems for Teachers and Students; 10 Days to Maximum Teaching Success; Seven Simple Secrets: What the BEST Teachers Know and Do; and 50 Ways to Improve Student Behavior: Simple Solutions to Complex Challenges. Teachers who have read Annettes writings or heard Annette speak agree that they come away with user-friendly information, heartfelt inspiration, and a much-needed reminder that theirs is the most noble of all professionsteaching.
About the Illustrator

L. Susan Brandt is a freelance illustrator who lives in Dallas, Texas and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her passion is her artwork. Her mediums include pencil, pen-and-ink, pastels, and watercolors. For more on Susans artwork, visit her website at www.lsusanbrandt.com.
his book is lled with poetry for teachers young and mature
As you go through it, page by page, youll nd yourself, Im sure I hope you laugh, I hope you cry, I hope that you remember That of the very most important profession, youre a member For sometimes we forget how inuential we can be That touching lives puts us among the highest pedigree So dare to read all hundred and one, youre sure to laugh and have some fun But when youre through, I hope that you Are VERY proud of what you do!
Annette Breaux
Annette L. Breaux
Take time to say Hi to all your students every day for some, it just may be the only kindness to come their way.
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A Simple Hi
ach day when I entered her classroom, she smiled and said hello
Just what that gesture meant to me, she truly could not know She did not know that she and only she made me feel wanted That HER smile got me through a time in life when I felt daunted That life at home was way too tough for any kid to take That her classroom was my refuge, that my happiness was fake That for her I put my best foot forward, even when times were rough That my smile was a faade to hide my pain, for I was tough But even though she never knew, it meant so much to me That there was one place in my life where someone wanted me Wanted me to be there, wanted me to learn Wanted to help me realize there were good things I could earn For beyond the books and content, I learned that year that I Was someone who, to someone, was worth a simple Hi.
Annette L. Breaux
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Children are children, and they will play the part. Just be careful not to take their actions to heart.
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Just Kids, Indeed!
y teacher said to act my age, but the truth is that I was
I was actually acting just the same as any kid my age does So Im not sure what she meant by that Im not an adult, Im a kidthats a fact But should I actually tell her so? Cause someone needs to let her know That kids will act like kids, its true Even when adults dont want us to So all adults, please listen, take heed Were not out to get youwere just kids, indeed!
Annette L. Breaux
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If you teach a student one day, you live in his heart forever. . . The bond between a teacher and a student will never sever.
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My Teacher of Many Years Ago
y teacher of many years ago still inuences me today
The things that she instilled in me have never gone away In fact, they are a part of every ber of my being The blood that courses through me and the eyes through which Im seeing The love that I am giving, the decisions that Im making The things that Ive accomplished and the ones Im undertaking For once someone inuences you, they live inside your heart And so of all I am today, my teacher is a part.
Annette L. Breaux
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Live on top of your workload. Please, please do. It is better than having your workload living on top of you!
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Ill Do it Tomorrow
didnt feel like doing it, so I put it o for a day
And the next day came and I put o more; too much was coming my way I used up tons of paper with my list of things to do And every day my list of things just grew and grew and grew It overtook my kitchen, then it overtook my house It overtook my children and it overtook my spouse If only I had done the things that needed to be done It would have been much easier to do things one by one But now Im overwhelmed with all the things I have to do How will I survive this? I do not have a clue! And sitting atop these things to do are feelings of guilt andsorrow So Im turning over a new leaf. Yep, Ill do it tomorrow!
Annette L. Breaux
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Our attitudes shape our visions, and in our classrooms they set the tone. Its up to us whether students in our classrooms cheer or moan.
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We Get to Choose
ne saw a glass half empty
The other, a glass half full What? It was the same glass? What stunt were they trying to pull? No stunt was pulled at all, you see Our attitudes shape our vision We all get to choose for ourselves Whether lifes an adventure or a collision!
Annette L. Breaux
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Good teachers act professionally and teach enthusiastically. They set clear rules and procedures, and their students respond fantastically!
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101 Poems For Teachers

Illustrations by L. Susan Brandt

Illustrated by L. Susan Brandt Production services provided by Rick Soldin, www.book-comp.com

Also available from Annette Breaux

About the Author

About the Illustrator

101 Poems for Teachers

101 Poems for Teachers

101 Poems for Teachers

Just Kids, Indeed!

y teacher said to act my age, but the truth is that I was

101 Poems for Teachers

My Teacher of Many Years Ago

y teacher of many years ago still inuences me today

101 Poems for Teachers

didnt feel like doing it, so I put it o for a day

101 Poems for Teachers

ne saw a glass half empty

101 Poems for Teachers

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