ABSTRACT
To be a teacher is like living a life dedicated to a mission impossible. To begin to satisfy the complex demands loaded onto teachers by government, parents, employer, children and society at large is unthinkable. Even if the demands were compatible and flexible it would take several lifetimes of schooling to achieve them and social change would make some aspects of the tasks obsolete even before they were attempted. Yet despite this, the satisfaction of teaching can be immense. No other profession can experience the immediate joy of children’s new learning, understanding and fulfilment or see the long-term results of the commitment, enthusiasm and careers that are found in school.
