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it was a purpose I didn't always 

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understand until one day I was in the 

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cafeteria and I saw a parent saying 

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goodbye to his daughter and I started 

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to think , wow , this is an 

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organization where the last time for 

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four months a child might see their 

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parent is in the school cafeteria . 

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That gives us the responsibility to try 

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to make what we're doing , not just 

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pleasant but meaningful for our kids 

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because their circumstances are 

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different from anyone else . And as a 

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teacher , it's not that I'm here for my 

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growth even though growth does happen . 

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I'm not here for the paycheck . Even 

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though I do get a paycheck . My job is 

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to try to shape and mold students in a 

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way that honors the sacrifices and , 

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and the actions of our service members . 

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We have to remember that that's our 

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purpose . We are giving back to a group 

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of people who have chosen to give and 

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give and give even before they're asked 

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to .