I choose to believe that teaching the least desired children is the most noble choice of all.

"Each day we teach we must put forth a greater effort than we think we're capable of doing, we can never limit ourselves to what kind of teacher we've been in the past." - Robert John Meehan

"I choose to believe that teaching the least desired children is the most noble choice of all." Robert John Meehan

"Critical Thinking: The purposeful reflective judgment concerning what to believe or what to do. Is this a lost art?" Robert John Meehan

"The current reformers do not realize that learning is different from winning. Teachers can have the best game plan but they can't pick their teams." Robert John Meehan 

"I have learned much from my teachers, more from my peers, but most from my students." Robert John Meehan

"Some students can be extremely frustrating, distant and downright irritating, but they are children, and should be treated as such." Robert John Meehan

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JOHNNY'S WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY By Robert John Meehan

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 

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PLAY

PLAY

By Robert John Meehan

Main occupation of children enhanced

Life's mode of learning given a chance

Best done when not eating sleeping or complying

Interfering rejecting ridiculing or denying

Watching and imitating interacting with some

Acquiring language...Relating Will Come

Opportunities for development and emotional skill

Experiences with language and feelings that thrill

Motivation creation exploration to invest

A child's development and intellect to test

Whether parallel play in a solitary way

Or social play in a complimentary way

Play is its own reward throughout life

Imagination expression...Life Without Strife

THE TEACHER'S JOURNEY

Copyrighted 1993-2014

BY ROBERT JOHN MEEHAN

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