Reply #54: My job. Teaching.

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Not for the salary, the working conditions, the non-existent political support or support from the general public.

For the joy of interacting positively with young people, with seeing them light up with those "aha" moments, for being a small part of something much bigger than myself...making a difference in people's lives.

It says volumes to know that, if I could find another way to make a living today in the face of the incessant attacks on public education, I would do so. I'm tired. I'm tired of standing on that front line every day, being bombarded by ALL sides. Nobody has my back.