Brad Aaron Modlin What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade

Published: Jan. 27, 2020, 6:30 a.m.

b'Brad Aaron Modlin\\u2019s poem \\u201cWhat You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade\\u201d speaks of learning to grow up by yourself. The poet wonders what life lessons would look like if they could be taught by a teacher; a good teacher, a teacher like Mrs. Nelson. \\n\\nA question to reflect on after you listen: What life lessons did you have to learn by yourself?'