Teachers

Teachers fall into a special category of people like nurses, clergy and eldercare workers. This is not a job or a career or a profession but it is a calling and if you don't have it you will be out of the business in a few years. Today teachers talk about low wages and smaller class sizes but that is what they say in public. In private their conversations more poignant. They speak softly with their trusted friends about the disruptive student that adversely affects the whole class. They must be careful with their words. It is okay to say Black lives matter but not all lives matter. They wish their principal was more supportive. They don't want the responsibility of being a parent to the students. They want to concentrate on academics a not social problems. Many in the public do not understand why teachers need summers off but for those who are aware of the stress of dealing with young people all day, it is no mystery.