The first couple of times I was called Teacher Kath felt a bit strange. Students had always called me Miss Houlahan, Miss Kath, Kathy, or simply Kath. (Or, in the case of babies, variations on Kath/Kathy, like Cass/Cat/Ka-ki.) Being called Teacher with a capital T felt…special. Especially coming from a tiny little toddler who had only met me once a few days before. I was sure that the older child sharing the tire swing was the...
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