I'm working on a device for teachers
It attaches to your belt
It has one big red button
You press it whenever you need it
It stops time
You grade papers
You organize your files
and/or create a filing system
You look around your room
You take down the things you haven't even pointed to yet
You take down the student work from four years back
You sit
You scratch your chin
You reflect
You brainstorm
You write down new plans
You make changes
You map out a day
a week
a year
You go and talk to those colleagues
you've been trying to see for months
to collaborate with
but all your great speeches
and inquiries
had only dissolved into good mornings!
and how's it goings?
You share talents with them
You discover all sorts of overlaps
You hear great ideas
You change the way you do some things
You do a little internet research
You go find all the books
that fit just right
for this unit
You maybe even write a few of your own
You arrange the room in a way that makes more sense
You visit a few museums
Study Art
Paint a few murals
You write a few songs to help teach a concept
You write a few grants to change the lives of students
You go to the bathroom
You take a trip to the Bahamas
Now it's time to reach down again,
push the red button,
"Good morning, Children!" you say with a smile,
meaning every tooth of it.
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A Learning Community 
