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Stories from a Retired Teacher

A new page is available on this website. It is a collection of brief anecdotes from my teaching career.

Chapters: The Golden Rule, Larceny, Heartwarming Stories, Outrageous!, Teacher Education, Mayhem, Brushes with the Law, Outside Encroachment, More Heartwarming Stories

To access Stories from a Retired Teacher, please click the title on the menu to the left.

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Yellow Leaf

New green leaf unfurls

hopeful in the lush forest,

flutters in the breeze.

Yellow leaf shines bright

against a backdrop of green,

still clings to the branch.

Yellow leaf drifting

enjoyed its day in the sun,

now rests on the earth.

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Copyrighted 2020 by Cheryl Batavia