one of the benefits of being a teacher is having a positive influence on your students' futures, watching them grow and learn. the downside is, we can never truly know how much of an impact, if any, we make. we don't necessarily get to see the fruits of our labors.
other professions (architecture, carpentry, plastic surgeons) get to actually SEE the results of their hard work. that's very rewarding as i found out this weekend.
one of my vacation projects was rebuilding a gate that my parents' poodle, sophie, chewed through on the 4th of july. pops and i did it in a couple of mornings, and it turned out great! i haven't built anything out of wood in about 10 years, so i feel pretty excited about it (hence this tangentially-related-to-teaching post)!
there's something about producing a tangible product that gives one a certain sense of accomplishment. i can't stop looking at it! thanks for the help, pops!
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It was a pleasure to have worked with you on the gate. Wata team!!
so you'll team up with me for the jacuzzi installation project next?
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Gate looks great, but the jacuzzi would be a doozie!!
(C'mon, you're giggling on the inside.)
I'm in. Just let me know when you have purchased the jacuzzi and have taken delivery of it.
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