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Unexpected class
situations
“In the first few years I couldn’t
envision it ever being easier. I was
surprised when I really hit my stride
around year four how I could just whip
ideas out of nowhere.”
“How much I would have to deal with
student mental health issues/crises.
I’m at a high-pressure school and it’s
exceedingly common. There was little
to no prep for it in college, and it’s one
of the most challenging and
heartbreaking things I see. So many
amazing kids struggling with mental
illness, seeing these kids wandering
into my room as shells from what I first
knew them as honestly keeps me up
at night.”