10 Teacher Commandments Lyrics

It's the ten teacher commandments

I been in this game for years

There's nothing I can't handle

There's rules to this game

I wrote me a manual

A step by step new track for you to cop

Thought about it for a while

And here's what I got

Rule number uno

Keep it real about what you know

Learning's a two way street

And you ain't GOD

It's okay to say

Class, I'm not sure

Rather than fake perfection

And lose your rapport

Number two

Remember who you were in high school

Don't act like you were a scholar

Who followed all the rules

My squad was a hot mess

Over time we grew

Don't judge your students for

Doing what you used to do

Number three

Is more like number two part B

Don't label kids

Each stage they're in is temporary

There are so many

Students who've

Underachieved

Cause of adults false prophecies

That they believed

Number four

Know you heard this before

Lending school supplies

Means they've gone bye bye

Number Five

Policies need consistency

If your backbone is like a C

They'll think your rules are comedy

Six

Learn who you're talking to

Don't assume you know them

Cause your skin's the same hue

Number seven

Your lessons should reflect your class

With no connection to their present

They can't care about the past

That whitewashed history

Needs to be history

What does it mean to see

Yourself only in tragedy

And stories of slavery

You must give praise

For the contributions made

Yesterday and today

Number eight

Context supersedes the content

If the two don't connect

You'll misjudge what was meant

Number nine shoulda been number one to me

Treat them

The same way your treat your family

If your daughter threw a tantrum

Would you call the police

Love each child like your own

Offer respect and dignity

Number ten

I know this life is hard

Cause everyone thinks that they can do your job

But every successful adult was a once child

The impact you can make makes it all worthwhile

The impact you can make makes it all worthwhile