A relationship with young people is very important to me. It's important to have a sense of what's going on in their world and not just in my own. So the opportunity teaching provides is a gift.
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Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.
I can tell you I'm not exactly sure why I teach. I think a lot of it is just it's the sense of community. A real desire to be involved both with people older than myself and people younger.
Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.
We all know that education unlocks the door of opportunity for the young.
But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go into teaching but don't because the economic opportunities are sometimes elsewhere.
Really, what education does is it gives opportunity, but it also gives hope.
To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good.
Teaching is really very, very important. I always tell my students that you should find an opportunity to teach. When you teach others, you teach yourself.
I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.
When you're young and have the opportunity, it's crucial to learn as much as possible about your profession from every possible angle.
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