I'm shaping little people in the years that matter most, teaching them to share, to speak, to trust. I do it for wages that barely cover my own bills. And when someone says it 'isn't real teaching,' that stings deeper than the paycheck ever could.
More people experience this than they realize.
Doing formative work for poverty wages hurts, and being told it isn't 'real teaching' hurts more.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.