Wealth, Acclaim, and Fancy Catered Lunches (or, Why I’m a Teacher)

Are my reasons romantic or pedestrian?

Teaching as Self-Sacrifice

But in all this, we risk painting the choice to teach as an act of self-sacrifice. And I believe that view harms our schools more than it helps them.

Well, I hoped to meet some gifted, hardworking kids, and then convince them that I was responsible for their eventual success.