Ten years of reflection: who becomes a teacher and why?
‘What is all the toil and bustle for? What are people aiming at with their ambitions and their frenzied pursuits of wealth, power and preeminence? Are they looking to supply their basic needs? No. The wages of the poorest labourer can supply those. What then are they after? They want to be treated well. They want to be attended to. To be taken notice of with sympathy, kindness and approval.’ (Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations ) May 2005: Part 2 of my ‘this time 10 years ago’ reflections The Celta was done and dusted and it was goodbye to new friends and onwards and upwards towards the start of a new adventure. Where would that be? What would be the first step, my first destination? But first comes the emotional turmoil, the heartbreak. I return home, Belfast at the time, pondering the next step. Even though I’ve spent my whole life moving around every 3 or so years, saying goodbye to old friends and having to meet and make new ones, my heart weighs heavily...