once again, brave teachers risk their lives to protect their charges.

[Half-Century Man]

9. As surprising as the dawn.

Most teachers I have ever met put the welfare of the students over their personal welfare. Teachers I have been in heated arguments with, the ones who I believed were causing serious harm to my family values; I never once thought that they acted to serve a personal agenda. Their complete commitment was to the student.
Whenever in post-disaster conversations people express surprise that classroom teachers put their own bodies between students and danger, I can't help but wonder where these folks have been. Teachers do that, just like they breath, they do that. The majority of Police, Firefighters, EMTs, teachers, soldiers, Doctor's, nurses also do just that.

Lately it seems as though the human race has been thinking that "businessman" is the highest form of human life. This is untrue. Nor is entertainer, sports figure, or someone who's famous for being famous. These people are transient influences on society at best. The people who devote their lives to helping and teaching are the true pinnacles of human social evolution.