Why Being a Foster Child Made Me a Conservative

[jv_coach]

....Last year, a fellow student told me I was a victim. Yale is the only place where someone has said this to me. I responded that if someone had told me I was a victim when I was a kid, I would never have made it to the Air Force, where I served for eight years, or to Yale. I would have given up. When I was 10, a teacher told me that if I applied myself, I could alter my future. This advice changed my life....

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[Hagar]

1 hour ago, jv_coach said:

....Last year, a fellow student told me I was a victim. Yale is the only place where someone has said this to me. I responded that if someone had told me I was a victim when I was a kid, I would never have made it to the Air Force, where I served for eight years, or to Yale. I would have given up. When I was 10, a teacher told me that if I applied myself, I could alter my future. This advice changed my life....

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Great article.  The fact that a teacher’s one line advice changed his life, should be an inspiration for all teachers.  The pay is terrible but to have that effect on a young person is priceless.