You are the quiet voice
who never asks for help.
You struggle to work it out while
the loud kids,
the needy kids,
the busy kids
demand the teacher’s time.
You never cause a stir
so you are rarely served
when funding’s cut
and more needs surround you.
The teacher will
always get to you last
if she can get to you
at all.
We’re not okay with that.
But the government
says teachers
are just greedy.
Shawn L. Bird 
All too true.
Thank you.
Your last poem is like beautiful melody.
Thanks.
Beautiful poem, Shawn. I was one of those kids at school. You have given us a voice. Thank you.
My pleasure.
I am the one of whom you speak. thank you for the read
My pleasure. Thanks for stopping.
So very real Shawn, nicely written!
Thanks.
Simple and truthful. It is what we experience each day at work. Just finishing up year 27 as a science instructor down her on the Oregon Coast. Always nice to meet an molder of dreams. Cheers
Oh, I love the Oregon Coast! We spent a week in a cottage south of Newport Beach a couple of years ago. So pretty.
Newport is a great place to vacation… I have not had the pleasure of spending much time in BC other than on Vancouver Island… I hope to in the future… We are bit more isolated / remote down here on the southern coast and don’t get as many travelers but it makes for some great beach solitude… Best to you in your teaching!
Thank you. We are in south central BC, half way between Vancouver and Calgary on the TransCanada Highway, amid mountain lakes and trees. This means less rain, and a different kind of beauty.