The Classroom Teacher
I discovered a black box that belonged to my Dad. I had not paid attention to this for years. As I opened it, I found it contained many things I had never seen. This is one of them.
This is a photo of Dad, James, when he returned from his desert walk. He was the first member of his family to go beyond the 3rd grade. His dream was to become a doctor. He was taking college classes as well as teaching swimming to earn money to pay for his education. He got a chlorine burn on his lungs from teaching in an enclosed pool that had too much chlorine in the water. It made him ill. Doctors told him he would not survive - if he did not move to the Southwest. So he decided he had to do what was best for him.
At the completion of his trek, he proved to himself he was healthy.
Since he had gotten certified to teach 2nd and 3rd grade before his journey, he got a job after he returned as a substitute classroom teacher. He liked the idea he could work during the school year and do other things during the summers.
This is a photo of Dad, James, when he returned from his desert walk. He was the first member of his family to go beyond the 3rd grade. His dream was to become a doctor. He was taking college classes as well as teaching swimming to earn money to pay for his education. He got a chlorine burn on his lungs from teaching in an enclosed pool that had too much chlorine in the water. It made him ill. Doctors told him he would not survive - if he did not move to the Southwest. So he decided he had to do what was best for him.
At the completion of his trek, he proved to himself he was healthy.
Since he had gotten certified to teach 2nd and 3rd grade before his journey, he got a job after he returned as a substitute classroom teacher. He liked the idea he could work during the school year and do other things during the summers.
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