Taylor Mali is a slam poet that I found on youtube while doing research for my communications class, and I absolutely love him and all he has to say. This guy is hilarious and witty all while giving a great moral at the end of his poem. Best of all, he is a teacher and uses his poetry to defend teachers regularly. Here is my favorite of his poems:
Here is another one of his teacher related poems:
Brilliant! I love all of it! But not all of his poems are about teaching. Here is one of his funnier ones that anyone who has ever written an essay can appreciate:
And here's just one more. It's not funny, but really makes you think. Great poem:
Really makes me proud to hopefully teach one day! :)
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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