 Mr. Ivan, The Principal Poet
Sitting In the Hallway
I'm sitting in the hallway,
And the classroom door is closed.
The teacher told me to sit out here…
Now, why do you suppose?
The story that I'm telling
To my Mom and Dad tonight
Is that she's scolding all my classmates
And didn't want me to see the fight.
The more I think it over,
The clearer that it gets:
I'm not in trouble out here,
For I'm my teacher's pet!
She likes me more than the others,
And she wants to spare me pain
From listening to her holler
At Will and Kris and Jane.
I really should thank my teacher
For treating me so fine
And trying to spare my feelings
When the rest are out of line!
Copyright © 2006 Ivan Kershner, reprinted with permission.
 Meet
Ivan Kershner
Ivan Kershner, known to students and colleagues alike as Mr. Ivan, has been writing poetry for more than 40 years. During that time he has also been an English teacher in Wyoming, a high school principal in Nebraska and Colorado, an assistant superintendent in Nebraska, and a middle school assistant principal in charge of curriculum and instruction in South Carolina. In 1995, Mr. Ivan received a National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation. He also received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Education from Colorado's governor, Roy Romer. Schools or teachers wishing to contact Mr. Ivan may reach him at kershneri@anderson1.k12.sc.us.
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Article by Ivan Kershner
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08/18/2006 |
