Nikki Giovanni
Someone once said God was too busy to be everywhere so he invented grandmothers. As the human tribe spread across this earth nurses were invented to help heal us. But the best invention yet has got to be teachers. They are the angels who help make us civilized human beings. They are mother father sister brother nurse librarian friend and yes, bully. They make us learn but more they make us want to learn. What a treasure Kay McSpadden has given us. We laugh and cry and hope and understand with her all through her marvelous journey. Thank you, Kay, for your Notes from a Classroom. I’ll hug a teacher today for you.
—Nikki Giovanni
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