A Teacher's Pledge
By Robert John Meehan
To the DIFFICULT ones
I'll be patient
To the PAINED ones
I'll be concerned
To the FRUSTRATED ones
I'll be committed
To the IGNORED ones
I'll be accepting
To the INDIFFERENT ones
I'll be caring
To the DEMANDING ones
I'll be modeling
To the ANTISOCIAL ones
I'll be including
To the INATTENTIVE ones
I'll be interesting
To the NEGATIVE ones
I'll be assisting
To the UNFEELING ones
I'll be reflective
To the DISTRACTIBLE ones
I'll be focusing
To the UNACCEPTED ones
I'll be embracing
To the SERIOUS ones
I'll be amusing
To the INEXPERIENCED ones
I'll be enriching
To the SUBVERSIVE ones
I'll be forgiving
To the LAMENTED ones
I'll be consoling
To the OTHER ones
I'll need to catch them up
with their BUBBLE TESTS
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