The+maps+were+pulled+down+from+the+classroom+wall

I think that the line "The maps were pulled down from the classroom wall" signifies the death of the teacher. It also signifies the end of his inspirational lessons and most importantly his dream of traveling that map. luckily his dream lived on in the narrator/student of this poem. I believe this is the hope of most a lot of people who have a big important dream that if they are not able to fufill their dreams before they die, that they will live on in someone else and that they will fulfill it for them. Or that they will at least have affected someone.

Great job - your thoughtful interpretations are appreciated and a pleasure to read.