Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

The side walk had ended ....

the "walk on the side walk " days are over .....I have to join the mainstream  traffic , face my own jams and congestions . walked on the sidewalk  for far too long now taking the bull by the horn, i  live life and not let life live me ....... i had to grow up  much too soon i would say .. the road is so long and dreary i fear for what i see and hear. the nights are long and  dark...well cant expect a bright and sunny night ...disjointed thoughts , random ideas storm  as sleep evades me and the whole day awaits to unfold!!!!

but walk i know i must ....  

CAR leaves me far behind

CAR is what one hears about these days.... meaning ? well i also learnt only recently Classroom Action Research. As a teacher i needed or ought to have known of this much earlier , or so i think. and since i dont  , Does that make me any less a  teacher ?i rate my self a 8.5 on a 10 but does the system agree with me ? why must i be pushed to be a 10 pointer ? why should my inehrent style be curbed? if the child needs to be taught how he can learn best why cant a teacher be given the liberty to teach HOW she teaches best .... the CCE , The interactive learning , the hard scrutiny to my mind is dampening the spirits , I personally am running to meet deadlines and deadlines ..... and they are evasive ..leaving me far behind!