In a recent article about happiness at work, Harvard professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter suggests that the happiest among us are those who are solving the toughest problems and "making a difference" in people's lives. If contributing to the betterment of the world is indeed among the keys to happiness, then it's no wonder that the extraordinary teachers featured in "American Teacher: Heroes of the Classroom" [Welcome Books/Random House] express a deep sense of fulfillment and pleasure in the work that they do day in and day out. Against all odds, each of the fifty educators profiled is making a lasting positive impact on his or her students; the kind of impact that recasts futures, changes lives, and might just inspire the rest of us to consider a second career in education. As Ron Poplau, a 52-year public-school veteran who teaches high school community service in Shawnee, Kansas, explains to his students, "the doer of good becomes good." Still need a nudge? Here are 21 excellent reasons to quit your job and become a teacher:
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To encourage children to DREAM BIG
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To positively IMPACT THE FUTURE of our world
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To live with a deep SENSE OF PURPOSE
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To GET A LETTER like this
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To discover your TRUE CALLING
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To be the ONE CARING ADULT in a child's life
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To experience personal GROWTH
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To GIVE AND RECEIVE unconditional love
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To be a STUDENT for life
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To PAY IT FORWARD
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To LOVE YOUR JOB this much
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To INSPIRE generations of CHANGE
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To ignite the SPARK of LEARNING
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To GIVE BACK
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To experience the JOY of working with kids every day
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To HELP THE UNDERDOG
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To prove that ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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To MOTIVATE other TEACHERS by your example
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To be THE OBJECT OF THE CUTEST COMPARISON you've ever heard
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