I'm a teacher. I've always been a teacher. I remember teaching neighborhood kids how to play softball. I've worked with kids from preschool through high school in camps, recreation programs, schools, residential programs,and church. I've worked with children who are nonhandicapped, autistic, ...you name it. A lot of the time, I worked directly with kids, but much of my career was spent in teaching others how to work with children. However, it's always been about teaching. Whe

By now, the new school year has begun for just about every kid in the country. I experienced twenty-five of these beginnings and another...