"WHAT TEACHERS MAKE...."
I got this email from a former co-teacher in the Philippines. I saved it so I can go back and read it when I get chances like this one...posting it on my blog. I read a little bit about the author of the poem and I found out that the poem has been changed in some ways. This is what he had to say about it. I got if from his website. http://taylormali.com/ PLAGIARISM or HONEST MISTAKE? I am well aware that "What Teachers Make," a poem I wrote in 1999, has been elevated/reduced to the level of Inspirational Cyber Spam. It started happening shortly after I posted an unattributed draft of the poem on this very website. Since the poem appeared on my website, I figured my name was unnecessary. But I was wrong. I suspect the text of the poem got copied, pasted, and sent by well meaning teachers and fans. Soon enough, the poem became anonymous, and people began to edit, alter, and "sanitize" it. There are, to my knowledge, at least five different vers...