Comments on: Take heed, Spell Checkers

By: Katie Alender

Katie Alender — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:52:38 +0000

Ooh, I love the second one. I wish I knew some teachers! The only one I know retired to be a lady of leisure, so I don’t know if she would appreciate it, ha ha!

By: Vivian

Vivian — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:41:54 +0000

I had to check out Taylor Mali’s website after watching these. I’m not sure whether I should admit this or not, but I’ve never heard of slam poetry before. Very interesting stuff. Thanks for the links.

By: eisha

eisha — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:42:13 +0000

Wow! Those were both awesome. I only knew Taylor Mali for one of my favorite poems, “Falling In Love Is Like Owning a Dog,” but I’d never seen him perform before. What a presence.

By: Lady S.

Lady S. — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 08:39:59 +0000

Like Lady T (and not just because of the name similarity, as I saw her comment afterwards!), I was drawn to ‘What Teachers Make’, and found it just wonderful. Nice links.

By: annette

annette — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:29:08 +0000

my two sisters are both former educators, so the “what do i make” really resonated with me, because they are so very kick-ass. i forwarded it to both of them. thanks.

By: MotherReader

MotherReader — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:55:36 +0000

The first one didn’t do it for me, but I watched the second one, “What Do I Make,” twice. Fantastic.

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:39:26 +0000

Too bad teachers can’t link to that! But I might just have to slip in a sly “I know what you make” to a favorite teacher and see if they smile.

By: Barry

Barry — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:08:56 +0000

That makes my brain hurt…

By: Lady T

Lady T — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:08:06 +0000

That was brilliant-thanks for linking that clip,Robin! I watched Mali’s “What Teachers Make” clip right after it and am truly impressed by this guy. Wish he had been one of my teachers back in the day:)