Taylor Mali is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the few people in the world to have no job other than that of poet. About Best of the Web Best of the Web, like the rest of TED.com, involves compelling people and ideas. ...
WHAT TEACHERS MAKEA poem by: Taylor MaliThe dinner guests were sitting around the tablediscussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explainthe problem with education. He argued:"What's a kid going to learn from someone who decidedhis best option in life was to become a teacher?"He ...
Taylor Mali on What Teachers Make
what teachers make, kiwanis and GIVEArticle 10/17/2012 Taylor Mali has inspired 1,000 teachers through his poetry and 12 year quest. Although he reached the goal, it will be interesting to see how many more will be influenced through those 1,000 and his books, poetry and performances. My...
We live in a society that all too often sets value on people and what they do by how much money they make. Teachers, as well as dedicated public servants in a number of other fields, know that what they do is far more important than what they get paid. Taylor Mali in this video ...
Perón and his wife went on to form trade unions, universalize social security, and make education free before his ouster in 1955. In this image from the Buenos Aires Historical Archive, Perón, Evita, and Buenos Aires’ provincial governor, Domingo Mercante, read the newspaper on the day of...
God bless all of you great teachers. Good work saqibsaleem Thank you Rebecca for this great and clear lesson. I make only one mistake. Is it possible to ask an information about an expression “To put oneself in someone’s shoes”. What is exactly the meaning of this sentence? For me...
Being a cop can be stressful and cause PTSD. You're surrounded by more negativity than the average person. You're constantly dealing with the worst of society. It can warp your worldview. It can change you. It can make you callous. Think of theStanford Prison Experiment. Therefore, even...
Page Meets Stage (Saturday 4:30 p.m.: Taylor Mali, Nick Flynn, Tara Hardy, Jamaal May, Rachel McKibbens) Weird Girls (Fabulous Ladies of Fabulist Fiction) (Saturday 4:30 p.m.: Christine Vines, Marie-Helene Bertino, Amelia Gray, Karen Thompson Walker, Deb Olin Unferth) S...
Your life is organized like an orbit. I know. 了解了这点,就知道为何四年于相隔千里的我们,似乎只是弹指一挥间而已。 我其实了解小女儿的心理,是希望多一点surprise多一点romantic多一点傻里吧唧的指天划地的。可惜我这方面的才能似乎多用在0,1组成的无机世界里了,于是只能委屈她了。大多数的时间,她就一...