"You know, you don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you. And you already have." -Meryl Streep, 2010 Barnard commencement speakerI've always thought Meryl Streep is a class act! Yep, Master Andie, we are so proud!
From scores of great teachers at Plymouth Preschool in Boston to Torrey Pines in La Jolla to Sunrise in Seattle to Almaden Country to Los Gatos High to Brigham Young and finally Santa Clara University....Andie has become a teacher in her own right!
Tracy Kidder said that teaching can be an exhilarating job; where, at the very least, you won't get bored! Teaching matters! Teachers have the job of awakening and cultivating minds.
Teaching is also a profession where you won't necessarily get to see the long-term effects of your work. I like the poignant story at the Hooding Ceremony on Wednesday night where a student wrote to the teacher "Thank you for CARING. It has made all the difference." Indeed, it does! I don't know anyone better to care about students with special needs than Andie!
Congrats to Andie, the SCU Graduate School Graduate! Let the Job Hunt Commence!
"My first piece of sage advice is this: When you leave here today, it is vital that you take off those long black gowns. Very few businesses are going to hire someone applying for the job wearing a long black gown." -Neil Simon, speaking at Williams College
