Taylor Mali
Taylor Mali
Taylor McDowell Maliis an American slam poet, humorist, teacher, and voiceover artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth28 March 1965
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
honesty kicking ass
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.
determination believe challenges
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.
teacher parent able
Great teachers will never be able to make up for bad parents, nor should they be expected to.
teacher mistake thinking
Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room
teacher jobs real
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.
lessons-to-be-learned lessons teach
Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned
advice speak enough
It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too.
teacher best-teacher disappoint
The best teachers that I had were always the ones I never wanted to disappoint.
teacher thinking needs
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.
determination believe
Say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it.
teacher differences making-a-difference
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?
teacher teaching understanding
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.
teacher jobs real
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.
heard poem possibly sure teachers time wrote
The poem 'What Teachers Make' is not without its detractors. This one person wrote to me and said: 'Gee, Mr. Mali. You don't possibly have a teacher-God complex, do you?' And that was the first time I'd ever heard of that expression. So, yeah, I'm sure I have a teacher-God complex.