Thoughts... I think about all the teachers that failed me. I grew up thinking I was a failure because I couldn't succeed in their classes. and I grew up believing that. but then I became a teacher myself, and I look back, as an adult. As a man who loves his job and his students. And I never ONCE blamed a student for their behavior or their failure to succeed in my class. Honestly, the more I'm disappointed in a student, the more I'm disappointed in their parents. Why would a kid succeed if no ones on their back, making sure they do their homework? Making sure they're developing good habits? No kid naturally succeeds (very rare do they actually love school and doing work). I realize in the last few years that I didn't fail the adults around me. The adults around me failed ME. And that's not my fault. Iv e had parents tell me their kids are not "smart" or "talented" but I'm thinking to myself "you don't push your kids! You do...