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Taylor Mali

Taylor Mali Books

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Taylor Mali is an American poet known for his unique style and profound social commentary. His work often delves into themes of personal identity, cultural differences, and social justice, resonating with readers.

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“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 it.”

Author:Taylor Mali

“Falling In Love Is Like Owning A Dog. Throw things away and love will bring them back, again, and again, and again. But most of all, love needs love, lots of it. And in return, love loves you and never stops.”

Author:Taylor Mali

“The best teachers that I had were always the ones I never wanted to disappoint.”

Wanted Teacher Disappoint Best Teacher

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“A poem is the perfect place to celebrate imperfection and exult in the ways you fall short of being the person you want to be.”

Way Want Persons Fall Perfect Celebrate Imperfection

Author:Taylor Mali

“Say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it.”

Believe Determination

Book:What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World

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“Education is the miracle; I'm just the worker.”

Miracle Workers

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“You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor, and I can make a...”

Knows Want Feels I Can Kids Faces Hard Work Honor Harder Medal Slap Work Harder Minus Slap In The Face Medal Of Honor

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“Everything I do is kind of a lesson, even if I am the only person who learns it.”

Ifs Kind Persons Lessons

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“I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.”

Ifs Asks Honesty Policy Ass Kicking

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“Great teachers will never be able to make up for bad parents, nor should they be expected to.”

Should Able Parent Teacher Expected Great Teacher Mali Bad Parent

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“Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room”

Thinking Persons Rooms Mistake Teacher Always Thinking

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“The only thing that surprises me is the characterization of teachers as lazy and greedy. Only someone with very little understanding of what teaching requires would say such a thing.”

Littles Understanding Teacher Teaching Surprise Lazy Greedy Surprise Me Characterization

Book:What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World

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“Read to your children all of the time Novels and nursery rhymes Autobiographies, even the newspaper It doesn't mater; it's quality time Because once upon a time We grew up on stories in the voices in which they were told We need words to hold us and the world to behold us For us to truly know our souls”

Knows World Needs Children Soul Stories Voice Quality Novel Grew Grew Up Our Children Newspapers Your Children Nurse Rhyme Autobiography Once Upon A Time Nursery Quality Time Nursery Rhymes

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“Certainly teachers themselves can do a better job of letting the world know how hard their profession is, but frankly, they have real work to do and a lot of it, so they don't have a whole lot of free time on their hands.”

Knows World Real Hard Whole Hands Jobs Can Do Know How Teacher Profession Better Jobs Free Time Real Work

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“Simply put, the best teachers are the ones you work your tail off for because in the end you just don't want them to think any less of you. You want and need their approval.”

Thinking Want Needs Ends Teacher Approval Tails Best Teacher Wants And Needs

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“That's what teaching is, the art of explanation: presenting the right information in the right order in a memorable way.”

Way Art Order Teacher Teaching Information Explanation Memorable Presenting

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“I implore you, I entreat you and I challenge you to speak with conviction. To say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it. Because contrary to the wisdom of the bumper sticker, it is not enough these days to simply question authority—you've got to speak with it too.”

Believe Enough Speak Challenges Authority Determination Conviction Contrary These Days Bumper Sticker Bumper Sticker

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“By the time these students enter the workforce, many of the jobs they will apply for ill be in industries that don't even exist yet. That's a hard future to prepare someone for. Teachers have their sights set on the real goal: not to produce Ivy League graduates, but to encourage the development of naturally curious, confident, flexible, and happy learners who are ready for whatever the future has in store.”

Real Hard Jobs Goal Teacher Students Produce Ready Development Industry Sight Ill Stores Curious League Graduates Flexible Ivy Learners Workforce Ivy League

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“Here, let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true: Teachers? Teachers make a difference! Now what about you?”

Knows Differences Break Teacher Let Me Making A Difference Mali True Teacher

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“It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too.”

Enough Speak Advice Authority These Days Good Advice

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Source: What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World

“Falling in love is like owning a dog.”

Fall Love Is Dog Falling In Love Love Is Like Owning A Dog

Author:Taylor Mali

“Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned”

Teach Lessons Lessons To Be Learned

Book:What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World

Source: What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World

About the Author

Born: March 28, 1965
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 22

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