Teaching Expectations

"Be more than you are Miss Daniels, raise the bar
Follow your dreams and choose your unsurpassable star
Do not vaguely tell me that you do not know why
Do not pretend to learn - that's "pie in the sky"
Your homework is all hard work and building blocks of who you will be
If you have a question for God's sake ask me
Don't slip through the cracks of dragging feet and sagging minds
The truth is the truth and that's what one must find
You are your best representative, your voice must be heard
Speak with the clarity of scholars and always use your best words

These words from my teacher have stayed since my youth
They are timeless examples of how to live and to remind
To take courage and meaning to the truth
Of just who we are and what we need to find


October 29, 2019
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Date: 11/3/2019 5:36:00 PM
It seems you have taken your teacher’s words to heart, Lonna, nicely done and nicely penned! All the best to you. John
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Lonna Blodgett
Date: 11/3/2019 7:13:00 PM
I was lucky enough to proverbially speaking, have a professor in 8th grade. Those words are initially his. I still have a journal I kept my notes in for his English class! Thanks so much John. Lonna
Date: 11/1/2019 11:01:00 PM
A great tribute to your teacher, Lonna , congratulations on your winning placement. Hugs Eve
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Lonna Blodgett
Date: 11/3/2019 7:14:00 PM
Eve, thank you so much. An 8th grade English teacher I dearly respected. Lonna
Date: 10/31/2019 2:13:00 PM
- The teacher you will never forget ... congratulations on your great winning poem, Lonna :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Lonna Blodgett
Date: 11/3/2019 8:49:00 PM
Thank you Anne-Lise. He was a very formidable figure with a natural affinity for teaching! He was my 8th grade English teacher. What a year! Lonna
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