For those wondering why many people choose a career in education, I received this today from a former student with whom I spent a lot of time offering 'one-on-one' counseling, who was a hair's breadth away from not graduating with his class, who had to do a semester-length 0.5 credit redo in summer school following graduation before I would award him his diploma, and who I haven't heard from in over six years.
"Happy belated birthday sir. I hope you're doing great and I know in highschool you weren't my favorite person, but you taught me to be mature, responsible, and never settle for less. I hope you had a great birthday and maybe we can get together some time and catch up."
Made my day - and I now have one more thing to look forward to doing at some point in the near future. 
And so it goes...
Richard 
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“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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