Please know that this is not a brag alert; but rather a time to reflect on how blessed I am. Someone asked a group of people this week, "what do you love most about your job?" This is a good time to ask me this, as I finished a last day of school yesterday. I had the most wonderful cards, comments from both students and parents. Many of them tell me about how I have inspired their son or daughter to love science. I may not be the most knowledgeable science teacher ever but I love my subject and I love my students. I heard from parents of college students who told me how successful their kids had been in their college Bio and Chem classes. I had hugs from graduating seniors whom I have had 4 or 5 years. I have whole families that become friends through the years. I am probably one of the only teachers who regularly stands at the door at the end of class and says, "You're welcome, you're welcome, you're welcome" ! How many high schoolers thank their teachers for class every week???
All that and I only teach 2 days a week, still making more money than I ever did in the public school system! I am not only merely blessed, must really most sincerely blessed.
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Hi Kim! I loved my time teaching in a homeschool enrichment group a few years ago (I taught English), although I wasn't paid, so I KNOW how you must love your job! Looks like we have even more in common than our family situations. :-)
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