We are now at the point where we must educate people in what nobody knew yesterday, and prepare in our schools for what no one knows yet but what some people must know tomorrow.
Teaching is a gift.
It is inextricably linked to my being. I have come to understand that I teach because these children in this setting need the gifts that only I bring to the classroom. I've been called arrogant by some teachers, administrators, and even a couple of children. I'm O.K. with that because while I believe my students need me, I, like the artist or the poet, need to practice my art. It doesn't mean that I am perfect or don't make mistakes, but no one in the world brings to the setting what I bring.