David Warlick
An interesting statement. In one sense true and in another sense not true. In the sense of each of us leading our own separate lives that take a unique path, it is true. However, in the sense of the interconnectedness of each of us and the convergence of our paths on our journeys it is not true.
Most often, teaching is a selfless act of directing, nurturing, guiding, and imparting that enables or prepares a student for life to come. It helps them to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to find certain measures of success along the way. It is altogether probable that a given students life simply carries forward after a grade or school completion and moves beyond the scope of the teachers life. It is also altogether probable that the students future choices, successes and failings may actually have an impact on the teachers future.
I don't point this out to simply be argumentative towards Mr. Warlick's thought, but to ensure that a slick quote doesn't fool me into believing I'm off the hook or disconnected from the students I will be shepherding. While their future is largely what a teacher prepares a student for, he must be careful to understand that roads intertwine and one cannot simply take themselves out of the equation. Each action causes a reaction not only for a single student's future but maybe even for theirs...
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