I had a former student (20 years ago) stop by yesterday just to see how I'm doing and check on me during my prep period. It was so sweet! Hearing that he feels like he uses what I taught him and that his confidence improved after being in my class makes all the other crap worth it. Just thought I'd share, even if you don't think you're making an impact, you are!

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Feels amazing when former students stop by. The reasoning for my comment though is different...

How did the student get into your building during the school day? That would concern me in terms of your school's security. Why would they allow someone who doesn't belong in the building into it?

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