I May be an Adjunct! I May be on Welfare! I am Somebody. I cant afford suits so I pick them up at the Salvation Army, My clothes are different I Am Somebody! I speak a different language, but I must be respected, protected, never rejected! I may owe hundreds of thousands of dollars to the banks because I was educated To teach a very detailed and important discipline , I am Somebody! I may every day worry about students carrying guns into the hall, I Am Somebody! I may need a way to stay warm this month because I cant pay my heating bill I Am Somebody! I may have no pension, no money in the bank, no credit rating I am Somebody. I may have no health insurance because I dont get enough classes assigned to pay for it, I am Somebody My degrees are sitting on my wall staring back at me I am Somebody! I may love teaching period, and spend hours writing my thoughts and deleting them later I am Somebody! I have a child or children who needs me to be strong I am Somebody I have to stand in line and get turned down for food stamps with them in my arms. I am Somebody. I may get my credit card turned down for gas on the way back from my teaching job I am Somebody. I must be respected, protected, never rejected. I May Be an Adjunct But I am Somebody. Lydia Snow, help from Jesse Jackson!
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 02:34:42 +0000
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