Another one of my anthemic poems for teachers, this 2007 performance comes from Bowdoin College (my alma mater).
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“Miracle Workers,” by TAYLOR MALI
September 13, 2009 By 25 Comments
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How do you figure?
How do you figure?
What an appalling …
What an appalling fraud!
I humbly suggest …
I humbly suggest that there’s something essential you don’t understand about him, and about effective teachers, and about effective performers.
this guy ADORES …
this guy ADORES himself! sure, 1 requires confidence to get in front of kids & “teach” & i appreciate how he advocates LOVE & i think he looks like he’d be extremely entertaining in a highschool – but in all seriousness, the powertrip *the aren’t-you-SO-impressed-by-me attitude* makes me wonder why he became a teacher. it looks like a mask for insecurity. he will definitely leave an impression on students, just hopefully not one ego and anger. i would like to see him slam about humility.
Where does this …
Where does this wonderful man teach? And, how do I enroll into his class?
“Mr Mali, you are …
“Mr Mali, you are the WEIRDEST teacher I’ve ever had”
xD
he makes my …
he makes my aspirations to become a teacher stronger with every poem i watch from him. i wanna be a miracle worker too
god this guy is …
god this guy is friekin amazing
probably my favorite poet ever
hoenstly if you haven’t seen him reciting his “what teachers make” video, you HAVETA watch it. the first one that comes up when u search Taylor Mali
i love this mother …
i love this mother ing poem lol he came to my ing school u jealous ‘s!!!!!
I’d love to see you …
I’d love to see you get in between two girls fighting it out. If he broke that up, its a sexual harassment suit just waiting to happen, welcome to the USA!!!!
This is so TIGHT!
…
This is so TIGHT!
I’m obviously a high-schooler, can you tell?
I wish I had a teacher that was a hysterical, but also as real, as you are. You are great to watch! Keep it up.
My science teacher …
My science teacher read this at a poetry reading at my high school and he craked me up. he did all the expressions as you did! People like you are the reason i decided to become a writer and/or possible English teacher! I love your poetry! Where do you find your inspiration?
In about a week, I …
In about a week, I will graduate from high school. Afterwards, I plan on furthering my education to become an English teacher. I couldn’t have a better role model. Thank you, Mr. Mali.
This is absolutely …
This is absolutely hilarious, I’m cracking up in the library instead of writing a paper.
I had a teacher …
I had a teacher like him and it was the only thing that got me through high school…I took every class he taught, even if I didn’t care about the content of the class. In fact, he’s the reason i got into college.
you like name …
you like name calling too? gets you far in life doesnt it? i mean besides losing the respect of random strangers for no appearant reason. Im proud that you know how to insult incredible poets whos intellect is incompareably higher than yours. I hope you have an awesome day.
comment to …
comment to mbenderevo: the guy’s just making a stupid joke about girl fights so loosen up…and learn how to spell the contraction for “you are” – it’s “you’re” and not “your” which is possessive.
great comment about …
great comment about girls fighting …your a scumbag
I had a teacher …
I had a teacher like you way back in the day and they are responsible for how I turned out. The world needs more good teachers.
I would have loved …
I would have loved to have a teacher like you at any level of my educational matriculation.
hahaha “OMG A PEN!! …
hahaha “OMG A PEN!!!!” that would totally be me.
I am in 7th grade …
I am in 7th grade and we are studying Poems in Language Arts and my student teacher showed us and adio of this poem and Like Lilly Like Wilson my whole class was cracking up! You are so funny! My teacher is funny but your are way funner!
Man! Mr. Mali – I …
Man! Mr. Mali – I wish there were more teachers out there like you.
I wish that more people out there understood that “teaching” is involves more than just “knowing”. Teaching is ant art and a science with its own set of skills. You, sir, obviously have those skills in abundance.
I have run into far too many “instructors” who may well “know” something – but who lacked the imagination, patience, and understanding of how to communicate that knowledge to their students.
You, sir, rock.
Same! He would be …
Same! He would be the best.
why couldn’t my …
why couldn’t my teachers be like you.