Mr. Smith Goes to School and Stays and Stays and Stays
How to Become an Educator in Only 84 Years
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I had gone to the mall for some last-minute Christmas shopping. "Didn't you used to be my teacher" I looked up. An elderly man with white hair and beard was looking at me. I didn't recognize him. He looked much too old to have been my student. But , he persisted by saying, "I think that you were my English teacher back in the early 50's" I stopped walking and asked him for his name. "Bob," he answered. "Bob Nichols." The name evoked a string of memories. Memories that had lain dormant for over sixty years. "How old are you, Bob?" "I'm seventy-five," he replied. The numbers worked. I'm eighty-three now and he was, probably, thirteen or fourteen back then. "Well, Bob," I said. "You have a great memory." Bob just looked at me and smiled. "I always remember people who made a difference in my life."
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About the Book
This is the very personal story of how and why I became an educator. It tells of how my early life influences preordained my decision to forego a more financially rewarding career and become what many people advised me to be. It’s the story of the struggles and sacrifices that all teachers make. But most importantly, it’s the affirmation of how rewarding and fulfilling a career in education can be. The book summarizes my career in the field of education and gives an explanation of my ideas of what I feel makes good schools and good teachers.
About the Author
Donald Smith is a retired high school principal and university instructor. Currently, he helps to train medical students to interact better with their patients.
He is the author of five previously published books. He lives in Mogadore, Ohio, with his wife Joy and their partially reformed cat, Lily.
He and his wife have two children, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.