In many of the communities I have lived and taught, my classroom was the safest place my students knew. It was especially difficult for them during holidays, because it meant that they had to spend more time at home.
For some, I was the only man they had ever known that did not hurt them. There are many problems with the education system, and I am a man who has every right to hate it for what it has done in the past, but it still serves a role in the lives of many people. We can fix it.
