Retired Teachers Week Nov. 6-12

Teachers are often asked, “Why do you teach?” Most answers revolve around students and the ability to touch the future, such as “I do not tire of rediscovering the world through students’ eyes. The rewards of helping a child are priceless.”

Another answer is “I have cherished the knowledge that I am able to influence the lives and minds of many young individuals. For a teacher’s work is never really complete but forever persists, together with the ideals and principles, in his/her students.”

Still another answer is “As a teacher, you make society a better, more productive place. You help peopl...