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good job' and nice try'. I remember teachers who turned a failing grade into the opportunity to learn. I remember teachers who told their students they could do anything if they tried. I imagine many of their students were able to reach out and touch the stars.

"The job of a teacher is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves." Joseph Campbell

Teachers are one of our greatest resources. They do not always receive the gratitude, the accolades and the credit they deserve.

Children are another of our greatest resources. They do not always receive the praise, the attention and the credit they deserve.

Teachers are human. They have bad days and buttons that can be pushed. Some days, they may not want to be where they must be.

Children are human. They too have bad days and buttons that can be pushed. Some days, they may not want to be where they must be.

So many of us were inspired to become who we are because of the role one good teacher played in our life. I became a writer because a teacher believed in me. She showed me a path I'd not known existed. Though neither of us knew where it would lead, she pointed out the possibilities, she help me envision what might lay in wait for me. I am still on that path and in some small way she is right alongside me.

A teacher must be on a continual quest for knowledge else they cannot guide and teach and inspire. A teacher must learn to adapt in a changing world. They cannot teach today's children effectively if their methods are cemented in ways of the past. They must maintain the core elements of their style yet have the ability to incorporate them in different ways for different children.

"You can't direct the wind, but you can adjust the sails." Anonymous

A teacher must remember that each student is an individual. Not every student is equal. They all learn differently. They all act and react differently. Some have disabilities, some are gifted and some are right there in the middle. Some require a strict approach, some require a sensitive one. Some need a bit of both. Not every student is equal.

"There is nothing more unequal that they equal treatment of unequal people." Attributed to Thomas Jefferson

A teacher must recognize the uniqueness of each student, seek out their strengths and their talents and their passions as well as their weaknesses.

"Expecting all children the same age to learn from the same materials is like expecting all children of the same age to wear the same size clothing." Madeline Hunter

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