How to be a student
How to be a student
by Joel Howard
Lessons from a teacher
This is one
Be brave enough to show up
Be brave enough to come
Lessons from a teacher
How to be prepared
Find a friend close to you
With him, be there
Lessons from a teacher
When I look at kids
I long to be with them
I'm thankful for them
Lessons from a teacher
This I would impart
Do not be afraid
He knows where you are
Teachers want to be
With their students more
Than students with their teachers
So I do implore
If you are a student
And aren't sure of much
Just keep being present
Just keep showing up
There's one thing a teacher
Cannot live without
The smile of a student
The smile, former frown
This one thing a teacher
Wants all kids to know
That they all belong
No matter high or low
This one thing a teacher
Wants his son to know
No matter how many are out there
His is first, you know
This is what a student
Always fears the most
The disappearing eyes
Of a teacher on the run
This one thing a student
Cannot live without
The melody of teachers
Who love, who smile, who shout
This one thing a teacher
Wants his peers to know
There's no competition
There's no competition
This one things a writer
Must this wall scale
Writer's block
Beginning with intentional mistakes
This one thing a teacher
Would tell all his friends
Risks are the beginning
Prizes are the end
This one things a lover
Would his lover know
There is no comparing
There is no comparing
This one thing a writer
Would his mentee show
Find out what excites you
Make it known for all
This one thing a student
Should never forget
Do not regret an error
Do not regret a mistake
This one things a teacher
Wants his son to know
You may be the last
But the first the whole way through
This one thing a proverb
This one thing a truth
Find the strength inside you
To surmount undeterred
