{"id":79253,"date":"2024-03-04T08:18:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casel.org\/?post_type=blogposts&#038;p=79253"},"modified":"2024-08-22T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:12:05","slug":"my-teacher-a-star-poem","status":"publish","type":"blogposts","link":"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/my-teacher-a-star-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"My Teacher, A Star (poem)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>To celebrate SEL Week, we invited you\u2014students, parents, teachers, counselors, school and district administrators, and community leaders\u2014to share your SEL story. O<em>f the many excellent entries we received, Eleisha, a student in Dubai, is one of our 10 finalists.<\/em> You can view all 10 finalists&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/SEL-week-blog-contest-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello, my name is Eleisha Malik. I am in seventh grade section A (grade 7A). My school is Global Indian International School, Dubai. I am from Mumbai, India, but I currently live in Dubai, UAE. I hope you enjoy my poem as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/WA6mzUconmmw6EsuTTOEqq_cTUOfEyN-yT51IvNikIeMoRZFxLA6zX7yoAzTmfNQ407QjOXv4T-iWHecImsGt2g4lguHduzQHyviJ36m80zLnK5K94G2yrrPdOQo.jpg?auto=compress&amp;fit=scale&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;h=1900&amp;w=1526\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/WA6mzUconmmw6EsuTTOEqq_cTUOfEyN-yT51IvNikIeMoRZFxLA6zX7yoAzTmfNQ407QjOXv4T-iWHecImsGt2g4lguHduzQHyviJ36m80zLnK5K94G2yrrPdOQo.jpg 768w, https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/WA6mzUconmmw6EsuTTOEqq_cTUOfEyN-yT51IvNikIeMoRZFxLA6zX7yoAzTmfNQ407QjOXv4T-iWHecImsGt2g4lguHduzQHyviJ36m80zLnK5K94G2yrrPdOQo.jpg 1285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Eleisha Malik<\/em><\/strong><em> is a student in grade 7A at Global Indian International School, Dubai. She is originally from Mumbai, India.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/remembering-our-most-impactful-teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Remembering Our Most Impactful Teachers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/sel-helped-me-find-purpose-drive-and-passion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEL Helped Me Find Purpose, Drive, and Passion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/if-theres-a-poster-child-for-the-benefits-of-sel-i-am-that-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">If There\u2019s a Poster Child for the Benefits of SEL, I Am That Person<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"write-for-us\"><strong>Write for Us<\/strong><\/h2><a class=top href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in writing for CASEL\u2019s blog,&nbsp;<em>Constellations<\/em>?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zSZFveKA8xsmlCADpfDP8t-y9emN0qswHQh1MnfmqBI\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>&nbsp;about what we\u2019re looking for and how to pitch your idea!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate SEL Week, we invited you\u2014students, parents, teachers, counselors, school and district administrators, and community leaders\u2014to share your SEL story. Of the many excellent entries we received, Eleisha, a student in Dubai, is one of our 10 finalists. You can view all 10 finalists&nbsp;here. Hello, my name is Eleisha Malik. 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