If you've ever been to a poetry slam, you know that the highest scoring emotion is self-righteous indignation: how dare you judge me. So in that way, the poem, 'What Teachers Make,' is an absolutely formulaic slam poem designed to… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
No graduation speaker will ever tell you that the future is anything but uncertain. It never is. But graduations need not only be obsessed with looking ahead; a graduation can be a day on which we turn back and trace… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
“We're the most aggressively inarticulate generation to come along since, you know, a long time ago!” — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
Here, let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true: Teachers? Teachers make a difference! Now what about… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
“Suzy smiled and the whole class laughed at me, but when she spoke, I heard a new sound, not the song of an angel,… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too. — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
“Falling In Love Is Like Owning A Dog. Throw things away and love will bring them back, again, and again, and again. But most… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it. — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
That's what teaching is, the art of explanation: presenting the right information in the right order in a memorable way. — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
