Teachers Care  “When I was in second grade I had a kidney
disease, and she came to my home every day and home schooled
me.” -- Eleanor Powers Teachers Care  You may decide to become a
teacher because you care about education and the students you’ll
be working with. You know the lasting impact a great teacher can
have on a student --- perhaps having even experienced it
yourself --- and you want to make a positive impact on someone
else. You want to be a role model. To commit yourself to
teaching means you care about education, but once you actually
become a teacher, that vague concept becomes more defined: It
becomes real, specific and tangible. Once you become a teacher,
you care, not just about education, but about your students’
education.  Great teachers care about their students. They want
them to succeed and are committed to helping them achieve their
goals. Moreover, teachers care about their students’ happiness,
well-being and life beyond the classroom.  “She was clearly
interested in every child. She