Of All Your Teaching Skills, Passion is the Most Important

May 6, 2021

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Of All Your Teaching Skills, Passion Is the Most Important

Dear Prospective Teacher, Are you passionate? I mean, REALLY passionate? Are you so passionate it hurts? Because here's…

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Jennie Young

Written by Jennie Young

Professor and humor writer in Green Bay. McSweeney’s, The Independent, HuffPost, Ms. Mag, Education Week, Inside Higher Ed, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, others.

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