NOVEMBER 2003

A CORNUCOPIA OF NEW IDEAS


 

THANK YOU! Here's a song my daughter (the poet) helped me write. I am certainly thankful for teachers like each of you. You don't receive the pay, respect, or recognition that you deserve, but know that some child's life is better because of you!

TIS' YOU

(Tune: "Simple Gifts")
Jean Feldman and Holly Feldman Karapetkova

Tis' you who cares,
     And tis' you who shares.
Tis' you who teaches
     Children everywhere.
Tis' you who inspires,
    Tis' you who molds.
You help children's gifts
     And dreams unfold.

Tis' you our teachers
     Everywhere
For some child you're the
     Only one who cares.
And when you come at last
     To the end of your days,
I have touched a life
     Is what you can say.

It's not the test scores.
     It's not the books.
Into the hopeful eyes
     Of each child you must look.
You plant the seeds of learning
     With smiles and grace.
Each day you make the world
     A better place.

Tis' you our teachers
     Everywhere
For some child you're the
     Only one who cares.
And when you come at last
     To the end of your days,
I have touched a life
     Is what you can say.

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