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[quote=Anonymous]Funny you mentioned a career change to teacher.  When I saw the thread title, I clicked on it specifically to write that I certainly felt like I made a difference back when I was a high school teacher, before I went back to grad school for a policy degree!

I felt like being a teacher was a very powerful role to play in young people's lives.  I had been a smart, well-behaved, eager student and expected that I would really connect with kids like that.  To my surprise, I found instead that I loved working with difficult teenagers, and I know I made a real impact in their lives.  It was so satisfying because they, especially, needed someone positive in their lives and if you were that person, they would just suck up whatever you had to offer: time, attention, knowledge, advice, wisdom, etc.  There is great, great responsibility in that.  And it is exhausting, usually in a good way.  As a teacher you can really change people's lives, but you have to be willing to put your heart on the table and a lot of energy into the job.

After I left for grad school, I got letters for years from former students.  I don't know if I'll ever do anything so satisfying again.[/quote]

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