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Excerpt from Why We Teach - Chapter 4
By Bob Amses, fifth grade teacher, Phoenix, Arizona
Watching young people grow and find their depth is another incredibly gratifying benefit I’ve derived from teaching. The most compelling sense of closure to our brief time together doesn’t show up on any tests or score sheets or essay booklets. There’s just something in the eyes of each and every one of the kids that tells me that I made a difference. Some kids come right out and say thank you, and that melts me every time. But whether or not a single word is exchanged in parting, that look in their eyes reflects the power and purpose they’ve created within themselves. I glimpse a little piece of the future as they walk out the door. Deep within my being, I know that my eyes are giving me away, too, because I’ll emerge far better for the experience.
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