do it anyway!

I'm encouraged by what Janet said "we're all teachers at heart"....and I do see that in my own life, in all areas. No matter what I'm doing, what setting, or who I'm with, I usually like to take on the role of a teacher in some way....I like to explain things to people, help guide people, be the leader of the group, etc. And I also think that I'll really need to take to heart the advice that we latch on to the joy of teaching, and leave the negative behind. I'm afraid I might be the type of teacher to brings it ALL home....and I can see myself having haunting nightmares about my classroom/students and all the things that have gone wrong or could go wrong....but I'm gonna really have to make a concious effort to focus on the good!
Also, in response to....dang, now I forget who wrote it....but whoever said that you just won't be able to get kids to read if they aren't interrested or don't want to. I would absolutely beg to differ! Maybe I'm just an exception (personally, I think not)....but I would always read what was assigned, and I can remember MANY times when I did NOT want to! I read Tale of Two Cities in 8th grade....(try reading just the first couple paragraphs now, guys, it's rough going!) and I soo didn't want to; it took like 20 min. to read the first half-page! nasty! but I read it anyway, and Moby Dick (ewww!) and Fountainhead, and others...not because they interested me, but because I was supposed to, I wanted a good grade, I knew I would learn something from it, I don't know! But I don't think we should just assume the worst and have low expectations of our students! Sure, some aren't going to read cause they don't want to or aren't interrested. But if we expect that, I think we're a lot more likely to encounter that!