I Am Not Your Momma

Inspired by the poem "I Am Not a Taco" by Santino J. Rivera and my amazing colleague/friend Mr. Steven Arenas! [You can read about the awesome lesson he created in the fantastic article he wrote, published in the Texas Education Review, by going here.]

2018-10-16
Phoenix, AZ

I am not your momma
I am not your cool older sister
I am not a saint or a martyr
I am not a bleeding heart
I am not a know-it-all
I am not quiet all the time
I am not always bossy
I am not unopinionated
I am not staying in all weekend
I am not grading your papers on vacation
I am not reading Shakespeare all the time
I am not always using perfect grammar
I am not always correcting other people’s spelling
I am not your free personal editing service
I am not only passionate about books
I am not a cat lady
I am not a culture snob
I am not clueless
I am not forgetful of what it’s like to be seventeen
I am not a preschool worker
I am not a magician
I am not a politician

I am none of these things
I simply am
           A teacher