Adolecents miss so much. Some of them will "get it" some day and thank you. Beautifully written.

this made me think of the film The Dead Poet's Society. yes, you want to see passion in students. It's what my daughter hates not finding in a prof. too. I have a niece just starting teaching, not much older than her students, and I'm sure it's a real challenge. But a worthy one. beautiful work and message

This is absolutley loveley... the imagry is fantastic. That seems such a pat thing to say, yet it isn't with your words you touch the heart of the reader. I think that your students are fortunate in having a teacher with such passion.

Quite effective Glenn, even more so with your Author's Note. This piece could also easily be interpreted as one written to a former lover. That's what I thought it was initially.

I can really feel your passion in this one and also some disappointment. Beautifully written:)

Great poem. I can feel your frustration.

Apathy is the most lethal of emotions. Great verse that really says a plenty!

Today's environment for teachers must be a great deal different than when I went to school. I had three teachers in high school that had quite an impact on me. The first was the guy who taught geometry. Up to that point I was just scraping by. He stood up there the first day and started drawing figures and doing a proof. I watched and it came to me so easily. Our chemistry teacher didn't realize that 3 of us knew how to get into the chem lab before school started and we used make nitroglycerin in small quantities. I laugh today when they talk about people making bombs. We make pipe bombs and set them off in open country fields. Good write sir!