ABSTRACT
As a teacher, I am like a dentist. The dentist tells you what you have to do to have good teeth, but essentially, you have to do it. Some days it is as hard as pulling teeth. And if they didn’t brush their teeth last night, they come back and you can’t get near them because they have bad breath. And you have this faint feeling as if they failed you in some way, or you failed because you did not press upon them the importance of doing it. They come with cavities and you have to fix them. They come to you 2 hours before you have to turn in the grades and they ask, “What can I do?” “Well, you really should have brushed. Let’s see if I can fill it. We’ll stick some silver in there and see if it holds. But next time remember to brush!”
