tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post4519531799546144214..comments2024-03-16T16:16:08.511-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry Friday - IF ...Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-19636690732584306812015-05-11T18:18:04.842-04:002015-05-11T18:18:04.842-04:00Hi, Tricia! I came looking for a poetry stretch a...Hi, Tricia! I came looking for a poetry stretch and found these wise words instead. It's a tall order, being the bigger person this way with consistency, but it's especially important for teachers to tread the high road, don't you think? We teach so much more than our "content"-- or rather the content of our characters is precisely what we teach most consistently. ThanksHeidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-54456841088995971552015-05-10T22:44:08.195-04:002015-05-10T22:44:08.195-04:00I remember vividly my eighth-grade English teacher...I remember vividly my eighth-grade English teacher reading this to our class, Tricia - as I'm sure your students will remember you sharing poems. Oh, hooray for teachers who love poetry!! Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-78355276069949737022015-05-10T08:57:21.589-04:002015-05-10T08:57:21.589-04:00Thanks! Happy Graduation and Happy Mother's Da...Thanks! Happy Graduation and Happy Mother's Day!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-56653104309222581172015-05-09T06:33:52.290-04:002015-05-09T06:33:52.290-04:00A beautiful poem filled with so much wisdom. Thank...A beautiful poem filled with so much wisdom. Thank you, Tricia, for sharing it today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-75695086398829200662015-05-08T17:46:51.668-04:002015-05-08T17:46:51.668-04:00Ah, we started memorizing this in the fifth grade ...Ah, we started memorizing this in the fifth grade - I don't remember if I ever finished, but I must have finished enough for the test. We also used it for penmanship, and it came up again junior year in high school... and it's always good to hear again, though I change the final line from "a man," of course. Because I am contrary like that.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-36024510036169512582015-05-08T14:04:15.617-04:002015-05-08T14:04:15.617-04:00Tabatha, thanks so much for sharing your post. Thi...Tabatha, thanks so much for sharing your post. This is my favorite poem to share at this time of year. I may need to add listening to it as a part of annual routine.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-6056368556583958412015-05-08T14:02:17.974-04:002015-05-08T14:02:17.974-04:00I wish someone had wished me well with this poem a...I wish someone had wished me well with this poem at graduation! So inspiring.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-59108803635308838982015-05-08T09:54:21.474-04:002015-05-08T09:54:21.474-04:00Thanks for sharing Kipling's beautiful poem.Thanks for sharing Kipling's beautiful poem.Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-51690384349387536232015-05-08T09:35:11.689-04:002015-05-08T09:35:11.689-04:00It is bittersweet, isn't it? The bonds you'...It is bittersweet, isn't it? The bonds you've made are more important than you know! <br />You might like to see the "If" art I posted a while back: http://tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/2013/08/meeting-with-triumph-and-disaster.htmlTabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com