http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/ Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:24:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1749098 Kristie Claar Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:25:49 +0000 http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/#comment-1749098 great poem great poem

]]> http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1681387 Taryn Tue, 10 May 2011 19:35:37 +0000 http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/#comment-1681387 I'm leaving high school and graduating this year. I only have three Mondays left. It's kind of depressing to let it all go, but as you say in this poem, "a new story shall begin" and I know that I have a lot to look forward to. Amazing poem. I’m leaving high school and graduating this year. I only have three Mondays left. It’s kind of depressing to let it all go, but as you say in this poem, “a new story shall begin” and I know that I have a lot to look forward to. Amazing poem.

]]> http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1070107 athena goodlight Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:23:45 +0000 http://authspot.com/poetry/goodbye-high-school/#comment-1070107 A very nice and heartfelt poem. A very nice and heartfelt poem.

]]> 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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