Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Lee and the Evil Mrs. McLoon

The librarian at our school is a witch
I do believe
We haven't seen Taylor Jones
since she grabbed her by the sleeve
With powers supernatural
that's old Mrs. McLoon
she turned Evan Jones
into a hairy baboon
The principal Mr. Ned,
away from her did he scoot
When she arrived wearing peace signs
and waving eye of newt
They say Mrs. McLoon
dances in the dead of night
Her house is haunted
it is really quite a sight
She tends, combs and cuddles
a whole herd of black cats
When she opens up the windows,
out comes the black bats
The math teacher zombied out
and almost fell
Mary Alice White saw her
cast that spell
Don't go in the library
and ask for anything factual
Because like I said,
Mrs. McLoon's supernatural!
People are disappearing in this town
left and right
And it's still three weeks left
until Halloween night
Why does everyone act
like there's nothing going on?
At night you can hear the wind
make the spirits moan
She gave my mom chocolates,
I tried to intercede
Now she has her evil sights
set solidly on me!
I'm sitting in class when the teacher
says, "Hey Lee..."
"Go and find Macy,
she's in the library!"
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Teaching Is...

Turning in my P.R. keys
Going back to those
who might need me
Classes full of
boisterous, jostling
kids
talking too loud
not worrying
about the mechanics
of English grammar
they say
The Count of Monte Cristo
is too boring
Pride and Prejudice is also
I almost might agree
but its really about
building character
deepening understanding
as I well remember
my own distaste
for A Tale of Two Cities
meaningless outline
crafted by a would-be
English teacher long ago
I must make them see
knowledge is power
build in them
the drive to succeed
teach them a little
something about humanity
and respect
Respect others
Respect themselves
I will have
50 minutes per day
to accomplish this
Teaching is a lot
of things
and not for the
faint of heart….
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