Teaching: An Undervalued Profession (Part 2)

I teach because I love talking about words, language, and sentences. In all classes, I try to impart my knowledge to students. I hope to show them why they need to improve their writing, reading, and thinking skills. Sometimes I succeed; sometimes I fail.

A part of my paycheck is watching students' work improve throughout the semester. Occasionally I am amazed how their work has matured from draft to draft. It always excites me when students, after days or weeks of struggling, finally understand an important but abstract concept about writing.

My job is to educate students about words and ideas and how to present them on paper. Other educators have different goals for their students. Nevertheless, we often move through our schools as unsung heroes.