Comments on: Goodbye High School http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:25:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karen Gross http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-496423 Karen Gross Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:31:27 +0000 http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/#comment-496423 I taught for seven years, and never heard the phrase "put their socks on for us." Is that kind of like: "went to bat for us"?<br /> Great poem! <br /> So you are in your college years now. Live each of these days to the fullest - this is when you will become you who are! You are developing your world view and your philosophy of life. Now is the time to think hard about what values and ethics you were taught as a child, and make the decisions about what is true and what was false. Don't make any hasty decisions, and don't join any cults! Time to stop blaming your parents! They shaped your childhood, but now it is time to take responsibility for your own choices. Take advantages of opportunities that will be much more difficult once you have adult responsibilites. And have fun (but not by getting drunk or high)!<br /> Can you tell that I am a mom and a former high school teacher? I taught for seven years, and never heard the phrase “put their socks on for us.” Is that kind of like: “went to bat for us”?
Great poem!
So you are in your college years now. Live each of these days to the fullest – this is when you will become you who are! You are developing your world view and your philosophy of life. Now is the time to think hard about what values and ethics you were taught as a child, and make the decisions about what is true and what was false. Don’t make any hasty decisions, and don’t join any cults! Time to stop blaming your parents! They shaped your childhood, but now it is time to take responsibility for your own choices. Take advantages of opportunities that will be much more difficult once you have adult responsibilites. And have fun (but not by getting drunk or high)!
Can you tell that I am a mom and a former high school teacher?

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