From: The Seattle Times, Letters to the Editor, May 30, 2001

"Teaching is not a job, it's a calling. For short-termers, it's a craft to be mastered. For the long-haulers, teaching becomes an art form. And like great art, it becomes priceless when the artist passes on."

FAS

Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Calling


The Calling

For most it begins with a preference.
For others, a duty—expected,
Inherited, without much input.
Responders follow the urge—
Irresistible, unrelenting, obsessive—
Enhancing a talent, with quiet
Rewards from a humble
Sense of accomplishment.
Looking in the mirror
Poses no unanswered questions.


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