This poem remembers one of my students.
The Prince of Algebra by JoAnne Growney
Madam Professor,
let me introduce myself.
I'm Albert James,
whom you may know
by my test score
that's lower than my age.
Your algebra tests
are too long for me
in fifty minutes,
but I am proud
of my attendance.
I never miss class,
never come late.
I'm preparing
for a new career.
For thirty years
I was with
the Postal Service,
never absent,
never late.
Your mathematics
is important!
It runs the clock
which runs the mail.
Now I train to be
a first grade teacher.
I will teach
mathematics
by punctuality
and perfect attendance.
As well as in various blog-postings, several more of my math poems are online here.
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