Eternal Reward

My oldest former students are approaching 70.

My youngest former students are turning 30.

I am in touch with many of them on Facebook.

I am in touch with none of my former teachers and I wish that I were.

Lynn is in touch with none of her former teachers 

 She wonders why she or anybody else would be.

Here's the deal....all teachers good and bad

Remain in the lives of their students forever.

The butterfly and ripple ripple effect. 

When you ask someone to name their favorite subject

They will usually name a teacher to go along with that subject.

The seed is planted, interest activated

The influence is life long.

I learned from my bad teachers

How not to teach. How not to live

I put in practice what I learned from my good teachers

Every time that I make a right decision.

Learning what not to do from the bad

Learning what to do from the good

Even as I type these words.

Last week was Teacher's week

I heard from many of my students.

I treasured every shared memory

As they refreshed the power and the privlege

And the eternal reward of a career in education