AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, I KNOW YOU GOT CONSTANT INCONSISTENCIES, HOW TEACHERS WROTE YOU OFF AND WHY YOU WOULD DROP OUT OF WHICH IS WHY I AM HERE.

YOU ARE PROOF THAT SCHOOL AS WE KNOW IT TODAY DOES NOT DICTATE ONE’S SUCCESS AND I AM LOVING IT AND YOU BUT WHAT ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO HEAR TO STRENGTHEN US, UNIFY US, BUILD US, AND PROGRESS US AS A CULTURE?

AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, I NOTICE!

I NOTICE WHEN STUDENTS ARE ABSENT

I NOTICE WHEN STUDENTS BEHAVIOR IS OFF

I NOTICE WHEN STUDENTS ARE EXTREMELY ECSTATIC

I NOTICE WHEN STUDENTS ARE BEING BULLIED

I NOTICE WHEN STUDENTS SPIRITS ARE HIGH

I NOTICE WHEN STUDENTS SPIRITS ARE LOW

I NOTICE WHEN STUDENTS NEED SPACE

I NOTICE WHEN STUDENTS NEED AN EAR

I NOTICE WHEN STUDENTS WANT AND NEED TO TALK, HEART TO HEART

I NOTICE WHAT I CAN SAY AND WHEN I SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT SAY IT but never do

I NOTICE THESE THINGS BECAUSE I HAVE NOT THE SAME AGENDA AS A CONTRACTED TEACHER

I NOTICE THESE THINGS BECAUSE I HAVE NOT THE SAME STRESS AND STRAINS AS A CONTRACTED TEACHER

I NOTICE THESE THINGS BECAUSE CONTRACTED TEACHERS HAVE TO FOCUS ON ACADEMICS AND A SUBSTITUTE CAN FOCUS ON THE STUDENTS (AT LEAST THAT IS HOW I ROLL)

I NOTICE THESE THINGS BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON DISCIPLINE, MORALS, ETHICS, DIGNITY, HISTORY, COMMUNITY, CHARACTER, CIVILITY, LOVE OF SELF WORTH, SELF LOVE, SELF APPRECIATION, LIFE, AND SUSTAINING OUR BLACK COMMUNITY

I NOTICE THESE THINGS BECAUSE IT IS THIS POPULATION THAT IS THE MOST:RESILIENT, LOVERS OF HUMANITY, CARING, PROTECTIVE, SERVICE ORIENTED, GIVING, BRILLIANT, SKILLFUL, INFLUENTIAL, UNAFRIAD, AND GREAT

FOR THIS, I SUB AND I GET YOU SEXYY RED!

SO I ASK, SINCE YOU ARE THE ARTIST OF THE DAY, REALLY PUT THE LOU ON THE MAP, WITH YOUR FLAVOR, SING LIFE, LOVE, LONGEVITY AND EMPOWERMENT INTO THE LIVES OF THE YOUNG WITH MESSAGES OF HOPE, COMMUNITY, LOVE AND REBUILDING US.