Of all the many salient features of childhood I remember teachers. Right after birth you get attention, they cater to you, not to mention free food and lodging and those rattles with which to fight your frequent battles, when no one listens to you crying and Dad pretends that you are lying, yet overall, all [...]

Where it came from is a mystery like the virgin birth. A teacher unlocks a cabinet one day and brings it out, a special thing to be carefully locked away again when the play period ends. The children delight every time they see it. They know it’s a rare privilege that must be savored. They [...]

God is the ideal teacher ever; His creations are wonders for men And are full of variety, beauty and specialty! God’s best creation is Nature; And man’s best creation is Art! Beyond his limitations man expresses himself in art; Man becomes one with god in creative art; Man visualized God as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. [...]

JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN by Dalton Trumbo was assigned as class reading one summer in my senior year. Most of it read aloud by our English teacher. Windows cracked open- the sharp crack of bat on ball on the diamond outside! Shouts as hitters rounded bases and fielders caught pop flies! We sat sweltering in [...]

He was a teacher, but, I wonder if he taught me, or I learned, against my will, what he intended? Make no mistake – – - I learned some things from him, even some of what he meant, but, not enough to make him, ever feel fulfilled, I think. He was a teacher, but, more [...]

For once the teacher entered, In a different style, For this wasn’t usual, And he began to smile. He then said ‘today you’ll learn In a different way, and this you Won’t forget, however long you stay’ The mischief makers’ silent, The breeze rustled by, For this wasn’t easy, They knew a turned tide. He [...]

We were makin’ straight A’s. But we were stuck in a dumb daze, Don’t take much to memorise your lies, Fell like I’ve been hypnoticised. And then that magic man, He come to town. Wowee, He done spun my head around, He said recess is in session, Two and two make five. And now baby, [...]

Dressed in coat and suit and tie, Anglo-Indian Teacher my; Wearing shoes with shine always; Tall in stature, meek, honest, Ayes! Speaking English in great style; Punctual, walking ev’n a mile; Teaching subjects ardently; A gentle-man seen, quite rarely! He taught us English with great care, Like how Englishmen would dare; Its nuances, he laid [...]

A Drummer, an Astrologer, A Scientist and a Teacher, Far from east and west, Claimed themselves, the best. They met in a choultry, Of a nearby Country, Their talents to display, Before the King next day. The Drummer went to cook. The Scientist, in market, took A cup of ghee, Just for a rupee. To [...]

As soon as I walked into the Teacher’s Center I said, “Congratulations! you’re the envy of every teacher in the school— New York State Teacher of the Year! ” “Not such a rosy picture, ” said George Sweeny sadly. “Whatta ya mean? ” “My son is a maniac.” “Which one? ” “Harry.” “At least Larry [...]