Today after school I stopped by CVS to pick up some candy to hand out with my Valentines for all my students. So at the checkout counter, the CVS guy notices my badge and all the candy and says...
"You are one of those teachers I absolutely loved as a kid. There would be those old mean teachers and then there were the nice ones who always gave little gifts during the holidays. I remember actually wanting to do better in school because of them."
You find inspiration in the strangest of places! So thanks CVS guy!