Carrie on

Do you remember the night we met? The night this all started? The night when we ventured out on our first date? That night we established a bond, a bond of trust. I ventured against the bile and pinch to extend an invitation--that you, maybe out of curiosity, maybe out of skepticism, and maybe out of friendship and support, chose to accept. Since, you've entered my home, my family, my most intimate memories…well, that might be a bit of a stretch, but it sounds good….

It goes without mention that rarely do teachers get in their fair shakes when education is the topic of discussion. That, to me, is nonsensical. We dedicate our lives to helping, molding, sculpting, enriching, building, and in some cases preserving and raising the lives of our students. No, we don't do it for the pay, nor do we do it because we cannot do anything else, we do it because it is our passion— our calling --and because we know a simple truth: if we don't, no one else will.  That's what keeps me in education and that's what motivates me to continue my own education, and that's what pushes me stay active in professional advocacy organizations, because if I don't do it, the greatest uncertainty is who will ?