Last Class

If you’re going to teach him how to write,

first you have to love him.

If you can convince him of that,

there’s nothing you can’t teach him.

–Avi

If not for the cat,
And the scarcity of cheese,
I could be content.

–Jack Prelutsky
If Not For the Cat

If not for courage,
Knowing thyself and learning,
What would teaching be?

–Beth Frye
Inspired by Jack Prelutsky