I Am a Teacher

I am a counselor and psychologist to a problem-filled child,

I am a police officer that controls a child gone wild.

I am a travel agent scheduling our trips for the year.

I am a confidante that wipes a crying child’s tear.

I am a banker collecting money for a ton of different things,

I am a librarian showing adventures that a storybook brings.

I am a custodian that has to clean certain little messes,

I am a psychic that learns to know all that everybody only guesses.

I am a photographer keeping pictures of a child’s yearly growth,

When mother and father are gone for the day, I become both.

I am a doctor that detects when a child is feeling sick,

I am a politician that must know the laws and recognize a trick.

I am a party planner for holidays to celebrate with all,

I am a decorator of a room, filling each wall.
 

I am a news reporter updating on our nation’s current events.

I am a detective solving small mysteries and ending all suspense.

I am a clown and a comedian that makes children laugh.

I am a dietician assuring a child has a lunch or from mine I give half.

When we seem to stray from values, I become a preacher.

But I’m proud to have to be these people because…

I am PROUD to say, "I am a Teacher".

                                                          Stacy Banimo

 

"The only things children wear out faster than shoes are parents and teachers."

--Unknown

 

"You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."

--Yogi Bera

 

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects."

--Will Rogers

 

 "There are three ways to teach a child.
The first by example.
The second is by example.
The third is by example."
~ Albert Schweitzer

  "I am only one; but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
I will not refuse to do the something I can do." ~ Helen Keller

 

"The mediocre teacher tells.

The good teacher explains.

The superior teacher demonstrates.

The great teacher inspires."

--William Arthur Ward

"Knowledge comes; but wisdom lingers."

--Tennyson

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eight. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."

--Henry Ford

"In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less."

--Lee Iacocca

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

--Matthew 28:19-20

 
A teacher is someone who sees each child
as a unique person
and encourages individual talents and strengths.

A teacher looks beyond each child's face
and sees inside their souls.

A teacher is someone with a special touch
and a ready smile
who takes the time to listen to both sides
and always tries to be fair.

A teacher has a caring heart
that respects and understands.

A teacher is someone
who can look past disruption and rebellion,
and recognize hurt and pain.

A teacher teaches the entire child
and helps to build confidence and raise self-esteem.

A teacher makes a difference in each child's life
and affects each family
and the future of us all.

   "I Teach"
      ~Author Unknown~

Iam a Teacher
I teach because there is a great fulfillment that come
  ~I teach because there is a great fulfillment that comes
       in working with boys and girls.
      ~I teach because I wanted to be a sculptor, and I can do so,
      by shaping lives for the future.
      ~I teach because I wanted to be an artist, and I can do so,
      by painting dreams for children.
      ~I wanted to be a musician, and I can,
and I can,
      in giving inspiration to children.

      ~I teach because I wanted to be a historian, and I can
      in having recorded something for the lives of great men to come.

      ~I teach because I wanted to be a poet, and I can
      in writing impressive passages of mankind.
      ~I teach because of the reward I receive when a child's frown
      turns to smiles, or when he/she says, "Now I understand."
     ~I teach because I wanted to be a historian, and I can
      in having recorded something for the lives of great men to come.

      ~I teach because I wanted to be a poet, and I can
      in writing impressive passages of mankind.
      ~I teach because of the reward I receive when a child's frown
      turns to smiles, or when he/she says, "Now I understand."

      ~I teach because of the personal growth I receive each day as
      I venture out on a quest for knowledge and techniques
      to help my students understand.
      ~I teach for it is in this where I can see the worthwhile
      and true fulfillment of living.

The

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nglish, experiments, eager, eraser, effort, excited, extra-curricular, easel, education, emergency drill, encouragement, enrollment, exceptional

ield trips, fractions, fun, field day, feedback, facts, first day, fundraisers, future

olidays, history, handwriting, homeroom, home economics, health, hall pass, handprints, helper, hugs

nstruction, imagination, inquisitive, intelligent, individual, interesting, important, ink

earning, lesson plans, lunch, lockers, library, loudspeaker, lab, laminating machine, language, letters, leader, listening, teacher's lounge 

  math, music, microscope, multiplication, meetings, metric system, make-up test, manners, mascot, memories, mid-terms, Monday

otable, notes, neat, nature, numbers, notebook, nouns, nap time, names

arents, parties, programs, plays, P.E., playground, patience, pencils, pens papers, progress reports, principal, physics, prepositions, pronouns, painting, penmanship, perfect, pop quiz, presentations, printing, projects, pupils

quizzes, quality, quality time, quiet time, Quiet, please!, query, questions, quotient

eading, report cards, reports, recess, ruler, room mother, resources, respect

eacher, typing tests tests. ter, [a[ers. teacher's aide, teacherappreciation, terrific teacher, thinking, trying

nderstanding, unique, uh-oh!, uncovering talents, unsurpassed, uppercase

aluable, vowels, visual aids, verbs, very smart, videos, volunteers

isdom, words, writing, work days, walking, water fountain, welcome, wonder, whispers

isdom, words, writing, work days, walking, water fountain, welcome, wonder, whispers

eXtra special, eXcellent, eXciting, eXperiences, eXtraordinary

earbook, youth, yes ma'am, yippee it's Friday!, youth

any, zealous, zoo trip, zest for teaching, zero, zillion reasons why I like to teach

(compiled by Denny Davis)

I believe I have been called by God to teach.

I believe in children...young and old...black and white...rich and poor....each in need of learning.

I believe in blackboards, chalk dust, textbooks, and computers for each has a part in imparting knowledge.

I believe the love I give to my students will someday be reflected in their lives.

I believe the gift of teaching is not measured simply by marks, enrollment, or the end of the school year.

It is in the witness I give and the fullness of the life lived by those I teach.

I believe I have the power to lead those in need of learning to the threshold of their own minds.

I believe in my giftedness to use each of the tools available no matter how new or old..for the light of knowledge in the eyes of another is my goal.

I believe teaching is more than tests, diplomas, paperwork, and fundraising.

It is the values I breathe daily into another...slowly.

It is in the faith I share in Jesus...ever changing and growing...never ending.

I believe my success today goes unnoticed...until those i teach and touch can stand alone and say "in my life I have learned..."

I believe if I have taught and touched one person...in God's name...I have used my gift to me justly..and can humbly say...

I believe in teaching....

I AM A TEACHER!!

~I teach because there is a great fulfillment that comes
 in working with boys and girls.

~I teach because I wanted to be a sculptor, and I can do so,
by shaping lives for the future.

~I teach because I wanted to be an artist, and I can do so,
by painting dreams for children.

~I wanted to be a musician, and I can,
in giving inspiration to children.

~I teach because I wanted to be a historian, and I can 
in having recorded something for the lives of great men to come.

~I teach because I wanted to be a poet, and I can
in writing impressive passages of mankind.

~I teach because of the reward I receive when a child's frown
turns to smiles, or when he/she says, "Now I understand."

~I teach because of the personal growth I receive each day as
I venture out on a quest for knowledge and techniques
to help my students understand.

~I teach for it is in this where I can see the worthwhile
and true fulfillment of living.
~Author Unknown~

  The Precious Jewel

Teacher's Prayer