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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to be a high school art teacher. I started teaching very young (23) and was definitely overwhelmed my first year teaching at an inner city high school in a large city. It was rough, but even so, I’ve had a number of notes and compliments from students over the years. The one that stands out the most is from one student who was an absolute terror.  He was an angry, angry young man, and I had to send him to the office on more than one occasion for being violent in class.  Well, 10+ years later, he found me on FB and sent me a message apologizing for being so awful, and thanking me for always being kind, even when he didn’t deserve it. He told me that my class was what helped him get through the death of his mother, and lead him to his love for art.

So for those of you out there who feel like specials like art and music are a waste of time, all I can say is art saves lives.[/quote]

Oh I got chills reading this. I work at a title 1 school with some tough students and I keep going back to the fact that I may be one of the most stable and welcoming adults in their lives and they may not remember me, but I will make a difference.[/quote]

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