DEDICATION CONT. MC: Do you have a favorite memory ofjust a teacher, whether it was public school or at Harding? Was there a time when you thought in that moment, "This is why I wanted to be a teacher?" AH: Some of the classes I've had have been great, and we'll get to the final, and I'll talk to them about how much I've enjoyed the semester. I had a group take me to Casa Brava and kind of tell me what they thought. Things like that have been really good. And the advising, students that I've gotten really close to and I still keep in contact with them. MC: Why do you love yourjob, and why do you love being a teacher? AH: Because of the students we get to work with. Getting really close to them, learning about their families and things they like and then showing them that they're going to be a good teacher one day for their students. The students are way more important than the content that they teach. I hope when they finish in my classes that that's how they've seen me treat them. MC: What is the biggest piece of advice you give to your students when they've just graduated or when they've started their first job or when they're about to start student teaching? AH: Be patient. It takes a while to find a real job. And then when they're going out to teach for the first time they're going deal with situations. Discipline - like we talked about - you can't really train for that. It's just one of those things you learn on the job; what works best for you. And to be patient looking for a job. They're out there. Not to give up. It's a lot more hours, and they do a lot more work student teaching than they ever did in a regular semester. They're real adults now. Plr >tn /,,1 I!, 1,,/<, IBB PEOPLE
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