TIS' YOU!

I sang this song at the conference last week and several teachers asked me to share it on my blog. There’s a story behind every song, and here’s the story behind this one. Many years ago after I volunteered in a 4th grade classroom a little boy handed me this piece of paper as I was going out the door. I hadn’t spent more than 30 minutes with him, but I must have said or done something that touched his heart. It’s the little things in life…and you just never know what a smile or kind word can do for a child.

TIS’ YOU
(Tune: “Simple Gifts”)
Jean Feldman and Hollynd Feldman Karapetkova

Tis’ you who cares,
And tis’ you who shares.
Tis’ you who teaches
Children everywhere.
Tis’ you who inspires,
Tis’ you who molds.
You help children’s gifts
And dreams unfold.

Tis’ you our teachers
Everywhere
For some child you’re the
Only one who cares.
And when you come at last
To the end of your days,
I have touched a life
Is what you can say.

It’s not the Core Standards.
It’s not workbooks.
Into the hopeful eyes
Of each child you must look.
You plant the seeds of learning
With smiles and grace.
Each day you make the world
A better place.

Tis’ you our teachers
Everywhere
For some child you’re the 

Only one who cares.
And when you come at last
To the end of your days,
I have touched a life
Is what you can say.