By Mark Nepper
When I heard the learn’d astronomer,
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,
When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,
When I began my journey as a brand new teacher, I came across a poem by Sarah Kay entitled “Mrs. Ribeiro.”
Kay’s poetic prose tells of the impact of her elementary teacher who transfixed her students and engaged them in the kind of learning that oozes authenticity…