Stephen Pruitt says he thought he was ready to be a teacher when he started his career in 1991.
“I had a chemistry major and also majored in education,” he reflects. “They handed me the keys, and they walked me down to my classroom, and I was like, “Oh look, I’m a teacher; I’m ready to go!”
Then, the kids showed up.
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