First Day Back


Today is my first day teaching in 2010, and I think I'm ready. I really like teaching. I like instilling the minds of America's youth with literary and analytical knowledge. I like opening the doors of creativity and exploring the power of language. I like choosing texts that inspire and provoke. What I don't like about teaching..? The students. Though it's not fair to say that I dislike all students (I am one, after all), there are certain students that I have had in the past that have made my job arduous, to say the least. But I'm hoping that this semester will be different. Can't we all just get along?? I meet the fresh batch in a couple of hours. I'll keep you posted..

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