Why I Teach
By Rita DiCarne
The past few years have been tough on Catholic school teachers with the closing of schools and the reduction of teaching staff. Many of my non-teaching friends encouraged me to leave the profession and “recreate” myself like all the popular magazines suggest. One friend in particular asked me, “What else do you see yourself doing?” My response was silence. I just couldn’t come up with a single thing – not one.
You see, I teach for selfish reasons. Read more