-: I really miss the kids a lot.
I miss those relationships, that special, you know,
there's no relationship as unique as the teacher
and student relationship.
There's no work more meaningful than being a teacher
at the end of the day.
It's, I miss that work, you know,
roll up your sleeves, sit down with a kid
that's struggling with their letter sounds
and help them through that.
It's, you go to sleep at night.
You've really made a difference, you know,
and equally with the parents too.
I miss that relationship with them.
You know, I love parent teacher conferences
and again, helping the child through
that's struggling with their letter sounds.
It's equally as rewarding to help a parent
help their child.
Here's some strategies you can do at home
to help them know their letters and sounds,
and then they call you a couple weeks later
and say, "It's working!"
You know, or you can see the growth on the data,
which is so important in schools these days,
so it's two fold and I just, I miss that a lot.
I would say the hardest part of the job is
the balancing act between when is,
when is it okay to say when,
and just say Okay I've done enough
because you could work, you could sleep at the school,
(laughing)
and work 24/7 and it still wouldn't be done.
So it's hard to just say okay, I've done enough
and then I'm prepared for the next day.
I would say that's the hardest,
that's really the hardest part for me.