Hah, actually I felt really odd asking for that letter, especially since you posted that I could use you as a reference in response to an entry half devoted to "stump fucking". One of my more elegant entries, to be sure.
But honestly, you deserve appreciation because I honestly believe that teachers don't get NEARLY as much appreciation as they should. A lot of it may have to do with the fact that a lot of BAD teachers get press, and a lot of students don't realize the profound impact of a good educator.
It's like paramedics in the world of Firefighters, cops and medics: they do the most and work the worst shifts and deal with the gore, but in general they get treated like crap by the firefighters, who get publicized as heroes despite they only fight big fires once in a while. (this is all according to my middle-of-the-food-chain cop dad. Also not to bash fire fighters because burning wouldn't be fun and they do save lives and all.)
Not that teachers are seen as lowly but they are definetly quiet heroes.
I'm biased though, because I want to be a teacher.
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But honestly, you deserve appreciation because I honestly believe that teachers don't get NEARLY as much appreciation as they should. A lot of it may have to do with the fact that a lot of BAD teachers get press, and a lot of students don't realize the profound impact of a good educator.
It's like paramedics in the world of Firefighters, cops and medics: they do the most and work the worst shifts and deal with the gore, but in general they get treated like crap by the firefighters, who get publicized as heroes despite they only fight big fires once in a while. (this is all according to my middle-of-the-food-chain cop dad. Also not to bash fire fighters because burning wouldn't be fun and they do save lives and all.)
Not that teachers are seen as lowly but they are definetly quiet heroes.
I'm biased though, because I want to be a teacher.