Day 4: Why Bother?
It's Day 4 of the blogging challenge and while it is late, I am working hard to stick to the plan and see this challenge through. Today's topic is "What do you love about teaching?" Such an ironic topic for me to tackle at the end of a 16-hour day that included technology nightmares and implosions, angry faculty, Back to School Night, and the obligatory parents who have to corner you and unload because, well, you are there and they are there. So after that rather depressing intro, I have to ask myself "what do I love about teaching?" and come up with something positive? Really? "Why bother?" some might say. Well, I disagree! I think in reality the question is: "What's not to love?" While today was a truly horrible day: I nearly broke down in tears several times due to a project that I could not deliver on in time for Back to School Night several disgruntled parents found me to unload their frustrations my son lost a t...