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Like many students and teachers around the country, I recently started a new school year. As this new year began to feel imminent, I looked back on my experience of teaching, so far.<\/p>\n

I hesitate to admit that I haven\u2019t always loved teaching. Sure, when I started this important ministry eight years ago, I loved it. I was full of passion and energy and idealism. I was going to change the world, one willing student at a time.<\/p>\n

Somewhere along the way, however, I felt my passion for the ministry wane. I fell into a bit of a rut and lost interest in striving for meaningful growth, for myself or my students. I recycled lesson plans and techniques, lacking the energy and motivation to try to find better practices in order to meet the students\u2019 needs. I was questioning whether or not to leave the classroom and…<\/p>\n

[This is the beginning of my latest column for the online newspaper,\u00a0<\/em>Global Sisters Report.<\/a>\u00a0Continue reading here<\/a>.]\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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A new school year and a refreshed legacy<\/a><\/blockquote>