#SOL22 Teach Your Children Day 30 of 31

"You, who are on the road
Must have a code that you can live by
And so, become yourself
Because the past is just a goodbye"
"Teach Your Children", Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 

I teach the children. 
I teach the children who lose all their notebooks and papers and I teach the children who neatly line everything up in their desks. 
I teach the children.
I teach the children whose parents send me long, meandering messages many times a week and the children whose parents don't return my call. 
I teach the children.
I teach the children who easily master every multiplication table and the children who can't remember the doubles facts.
I teach the children.
I teach the children who know how to put others at ease and make friends effortlessly and I teach the children who sit by themselves and have trouble connecting.
I teach the children. 
I teach the children who can't seem to focus on their books and the children who get lost in the pages.
I teach the children.
I teach the children who soak up learning like a sponge and the children who hit brick walls when trying to learn something new.
I teach the children.
I teach the children who would bloom anywhere they were planted and the children who need special tending and care to grow. 
I teach
​the children.