Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reunites With Her 2nd Grade Teacher On Twitter
It’s been more than two decades since Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was in second grade, but her elementary school teacher still has words of encouragement.
On Wednesday, the lawmaker tweeted the poem, “I have only just a minute” by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, after Business Insider reported she would have a mere 60 seconds to make a prerecorded address at next week’s Democratic National Convention. That same poem was recited by the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) during his first floor speech to Congress in 1996.
Ocasio-Cortez received a heartwarming response in the comments:
“I only have a minute.
Sixty seconds in it.
Forced upon me, I did not choose it,
But I know that I must use it.
Give account if I abuse it.
Suffer, if I lose it.
Only a tiny little minute,
But eternity is in it.”
- Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
(and recited by Elijah Cummings) https://t.co/ul9CE7NriV— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 12, 2020
You've got this.
Remember all those poems we recited together in 2nd grade?
It was prep for this moment.
You've got this.— mjacobs (@mjacobs324) August 12, 2020
In the Twitter user’s bio, MJacobs describes herself as a veteran elementary teacher who is “Uncertain about our future but inspired by former student @AOC and hopeful for Biden/Harris.”
Ms. Jacobs! Is that you?!
Yes, I do remember the poems we recited in second grade! You prepared me perfectly for this moment.
Thank you for teaching me, encouraging my growth, and believing in me as a child— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 12, 2020
Yes, yes!!!
It's me!
I'm here.
I've been here. (Trying to reach you for the past 2 years...)
You are my superhero!
I want to give you a hug when hugs are safe again.
Always always here for you.
xoxoxoxoxo
PS Sometime I can share the page you wrote in my end-of-year teacher book.— mjacobs (@mjacobs324) August 12, 2020
The exchange garnered plenty of attention on Twitter as people praised Jacobs for the impact she delivered as an educator (and...
