Education's Best-kept Secret

HOW TO TEACH LEARNING

Sing it

Seal it in an envelope

Twist it under a bottle cap

      "You Are a Winner!"

Tie it to the leg of a carrier pigeon

     and let it soar

Hoard it greedily, with your back turned

     Then share it with a magnanimous grin

         and glittering eyes

Make it a surprise,

      shining like a quarter

          under a pillow

Whisper it,

      like the tow of summer's breath

          through the willow

Or

Hide it

      just between the tart skin and sweet flesh

of an apple

Make it 

Forbidden

Make it 

Delicious

Then

      let the children

          bite

By Esmé Raji Codell