I never practiced a lockdown drill as a child. I never thought, “Despite the danger, I want to work in a school building.” I never considered that being a schoolmarm could be any more dangerous than maybe getting ink from the overhead projector pens up and down my wrist and arm.
7 Pieces of Advice I’d Give to Myself If I Were to Start Teaching Again
All of us, whether this is our 20th year teaching or our very first, must grow and change so that we can reach our students, who are also growing and changing.