  Mantra #2: I will do just fine in front of 100 students... I will do just fine in front of 100 students... I will do just fine in front of 100 students... Waaaaaahhhh!!! I will not act like a dumbass in my class.. I will not act like a dumbass in my class.. I will not act like a dumbass in my class.. Arrrrrggghhh!!! I will control my emotions during class.... I will control my emotions during class.... I will control my emotions during class.... A teacher's prayer James J. Metcalf I want to teach my students how-- To live this life on earth, To face its struggles and its strife And to improve their worth.
Not just the lesson in a book, Or how the rivers flow, But to choose the proper path, Wherever they may go. To understand eternal truth, And know right from wrong, And gather all the beauty of A flower and a song, For if I help the world to grow In wisdom and grace, Then I feel that I have won And I have filled my place. And so I ask your guidance, God That I may do my part, For character and confidence And happiness of heart. AMEN Lord, please help me overcome this semester. 
