I find that re-watching this every year just before school starts is a great way to keep my energy up as I prep my classes.

▶ Taylor Mali on “What Teachers Make” – YouTube.

Taylor Mali (http://taylormali.com), one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the few people in the world to have no job other than that of poet., gives his mind on what teachers make. Mali is a vocal advocate of teachers and the nobility of teaching, having himself spent nine years in the classroom teaching everything from English and history to math and S.A.T. test preparation.