Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Choose well...

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Friday, October 25, 2013

Self

SELF
By Robert John Meehan

Self-direction is a virtue
a quality of strength
the development of self
responsibility at length

An image of this strength
independence and reliance
a characteristic at length
with self-assertion and less defiance

Stability and intellect
contributing to success
a strength of self-direction
achievement more than less

Effectiveness in enhancing
attitudes which promote
a component of a process
negative attitudes to garrote

A sense of autonomy
through the concept of relating
to build a one time wanna-be
to a better self elating


THE TEACHER'S JOURNEY
Copyrighted 1993-2014
BY ROBERT JOHN MEEHAN
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Friday, October 11, 2013

We didn't go into teaching to get rich, but to enrich others...

"Teachers must create an environment for students where their past failures are irrelevant to the learning occurring in their classrooms." Robert John Meehan

"We didn't go into teaching to get rich, but to enrich others." Robert John Meehan


"As teachers we must adjust to the ever changing political educational mandates but still hold to the unchanging principles that every child can and will succeed."- Robert John Meehan

"Too many students don’t know what success feels like, thus repeated  failure is no longer scary or painful, it’s become the norm. Help create a new norm." Robert John Meehan

"I'm willing to wager that not one of our students' dreams include being proficient on a standardized test." Robert John Meehan

"Seldom will you find a person happy with their successes in life but who can't name a teacher that inspired them along the way." Robert John Meehan

"Why else would a teacher take a crappy salary, really long hours and enduring stress to teach children unless they really loved to do it?" Robert John Meehan 



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Thursday, October 10, 2013

JOHNNY'S WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY


JOHNNY'S WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY
By Robert John Meehan

Johnny's Walking down the hallway
hands neatly at his side
Johnny's walking down the hallway
all the rules he will abide
Johnny's walking down the hallway
having nothing much to hide
Johnny's walking down the hallway
teachers proudly step aside
Johnny's walking down the hallway
but his feet begin to glide
Johnny's skipping down the hallway
round the corner he'll soon slide
Johnny's running down the hallway
I quickly swallow my pride
Johnny's yelping down the hallway
a part of me just died
Johnny's staggering down the hallway
with poor Miss Vance he did collide
Johnny's crying down the hallway
thinking poor Miss Vance had died
Johnny's waiting down the hallway
til some teachers all decide
Johnny's whimpering down the hallway
his fragile ego they did chide
Now...Johnny's walking down the hallway
hands neatly at his side
Johnny's walking down the hallway
all the rules he will abide
Johnny's walking down the hallway
teachers proudly step aside
Egads...Johnny's fleeing down the hallway
I think I'll let it ride

Oh no...Johnny's missing down the hallway
I think I'll go and hide 

 Copyright 1993-2014

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Developing a desire to learn is the kindling point of all classroom achievement...


"As a teacher I spent a lot of time studying the "art of selling" to get a better perspective of what I was trying to accomplish as a teacher. After all, aren't we in the business of getting students to "buy into" what we are doing?" Robert John Meehan

"True teachers illuminate the path to achievement, believing the best way to predict a child's future is to help create it." Robert John Meehan

"Our achievements as teachers are shaped by the climate of our classrooms and the strength of our preparation." Robert John Meehan

"Teaching is a journey... but one where it's good news when you lose your baggage." Robert John Meehan

"Perseverance is the hard work you do in the classroom after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did." Robert John Meehan

"The purpose of education is to enlighten the student as to how to use their own mind, rather than to fill it with facts for a test." Robert John Meehan



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Friday, October 4, 2013

A Commotion I Could Make...


 A SIMPLE MATTER
By Robert John Meehan

 My pencil is on the floor
Just what am I to do
I'll not get it with my feet
As the other children do

The test has already started
I'm in danger of falling behind
If only a fellow student
Would return it in ample time

My palms are now sweating
My frustration's beginning to show
No talking is permitted
Thus my pencil lies below

If my eyes were to wander
For a helping hand to find
Would my teacher be believing
Or would questions of cheating be defined

As I squirm anxiously in my seat
There's sweat forming on my brow
I wantonly glance beneath me
Believing I'll  retrieve it yet somehow

A commotion I could make
But others I would distract
Or an illness I could fake
With a slim chance the test retake

I glance up at the clock
With feelings of dismal shock
Wishing in my predicament
My teacher soon takes stock

I hesitatingly raise my hand
As a tear trickles down my cheek
Hoping and praying all along
That my teacher's eyes and mine do meet

But much to my dismay
She's still  looking another way
With hopes of finishing diminishing
I'll need find yet another way

I swallow a gulp of air
In hopes of clearing my throat
In need of my teacher's attention
To questions with answers yet unwrote

In fear of promoting a commotion
I begrudgingly bury my head
Any hopes of a successful solution
Are lost in my feelings of dread

With a tap on my shoulder from behind me
And a tug on my chair's brake release
My teacher's whispering voice reminds me
My wheelchair's brake to release 

With a smile and a nod to assure me
To put my worst expectations to rest
My teacher returns me my pencil
And on I continue my test...

THE TEACHER'S JOURNEY
Copyrighted 1993-2014
BY ROBERT JOHN MEEHAN
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