[El S.]

Successful teachers were students who really liked school, saw value in their subject matter, and had a certain personality. The necessary personality traits include the ability to sustain a high energy level through a tiring day, the ability to juggle multiple decisions simultaneously, and to treat their students with respect, even when their feet hurt. People know when someone cares about them, and children can spot a phony from the end of the hall. Teaching is very, very difficult, made all the more so by the political agendas pushed by non-educators. But teaching can be highly rewarding, particularly in schools that maintain safety and security. I feel blessed to have just completed a thoroughly satisfying career in a community that obviously treasurers its young. Any new teacher who retains doubts at the end of the second year needs to find another line of work. Teaching is not for everyone, but it sure was right for me.

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Name : El S., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 57, City : Flushing, State : MI Country : United States, Occupation : Retired teacher, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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