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Teaching Inspiration
The story of how students learn creativity from their teachers.
Large fragments of creativity have been earned over the years,
Piecing together the puzzle of “What is my art?”
Perspectives, insights, and advice offered and altered throughout my past.
No amount greater has been ever given than my early days of learning music.
A younger mind where patience had yet to bloom.
An attention span of a squirrel consistently moving, talking, and playing.
It takes a special soul to sit a child down and assist them in a way that allows them to grow.
You are that very teacher, one I know thousands of children who would nod in agreement.
My first memory of our meetings took place in your room of class.
Rules were meant to be broken, paper meant to be thrown,
As I continuously whispered nonsense throughout your lessons.
You’d catch my mouth moving a hundred miles a minute.
Instead of lashing out your usual threats, you sentenced me to perform.
A use of my mouth that left me petrified. A solo that would change the fabric of my nature.
You re-directed my core qualities and…
