Have you ever heard the saying that those who can...do, and those who can't...teach? Well there is one man who shows that teachers definitely can, he is brain behind "What Teachers Make", Taylor Mali. A former teacher, who taught everything from English to SAT test prep. After retiring from teaching after 9 years. Not long after his retirement he decided to try and inspire 1000 new teachers, part of his quest to show the "nobility" of teaching. He is a little under 2/3 of the way there.
One of my favorite pieces by him is "How to Write a Political Poem", it is vastly different form his usual education based spoken word. In this poem he teaches you exactly what to do as he uses them to create one of his own, it was the 1st poem of his I ever heard, and it kept me looking for more.
Taylor grew up in New York City, his mother was a children's book author, and his grandfather the founding president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
He also the author of two books of poetry, Last Time As We Are and What Learning Leaves. (I have yet to read either these books but judging by his spoken word, i will enjoy them greatly and hopefully so will you) He is also the former President of Poetry Slam, Inc.
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