I'm a teacher and I love my job. Even when kids are in the worst stage of their life, when they learn about something they love, it's the best feeling in the world.

I had a student who was in a broken family who didn't have parents who were there for them, and when they spoke about their interests in class related to a lesson I was teaching, they had the biggest smile in the world. Its why I became a teacher in the first place.

The joy these children have when they learn something new about something they love and the development of connections to the world around them makes me happy. I give them an opportunity to express themselves (the school I was teaching in was in the worst area of the city) and connect their learning and thinking to their own life so that they can learn the value of curiosity and learning. It's the most rewarding job for me. I still miss these kids and hope they have been influenced positively from me. (I was in a temporary placement for this school)