I went to the chiropractor this afternoon and he asked me what I taught.  When I told him that I mostly taught high school students he commented to me that it must be tough.  I replied to him that I don’t really find it hard and that I love teaching high school.  I find it odd, but I get this comment rather frequently.

I really do love my job and I enjoy the students that I work with.  I get to be there to see the looks on their faces when they suddenly “get it” and the whole subject hits home.  It is glorious and sometimes I have a bit of a hard time not getting all choked up about it.  (Don’t tell my students that, they think I am tougher than that!) 

I get to take a student that “sucks at math” or “hates writing” and turn that around and see the look of pride when those statements are no longer truths for that student.  I consider it a privilege that when my students see me at church or at Starbucks, they don’t avoid me or merely wave and go on their own way.  They actually sit down with me for a while and we have wonderful conversations about everything from religion to soccer.  (This, according to some of my students, is pretty much the same thing.) 

So I don’t think that teaching high school students is tough, I think it’s amazing.  I also think my Washburn students are amazing.

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