Why I Teach

By Stephanie Diana Eubank

For those of you who are regular readers and social media followers of my content, you know that I teach at Stan State, AKA California State University Stanislaus. I teach Operations Management there as a part-time lecturer while finishing my dissertation research on remote work. I never thought I would enjoy teaching as much as I do.  My students teach me as much as I do them.  I also go out of my way to help and engage with them so that they work on the networking with faculty part that is so important for students at a state college. I also pride myself on being an example for my disabled community members of color to keep working hard because we all belong in academia if that’s where we want to be.

Since there is so much bad news in the world, I thought I would share some good news. I had a student who went back to school due to health issues that made it so that they could not work in their career field anymore.  This student has a wedded partner, and they informed me that while applying for jobs, they wanted to know if I would write a letter of recommendation.  This email also included that his health has significantly improved and that their partner expects a little bundle of joy this spring.  Which is great because this student graduates at the end of the term.

I am so happy and proud of this student.  As teachers, we don’t always get to keep in touch with our past students.  So, getting an email like this to hear that things are coming together for a past student is amazing and one of many reasons that I work so hard to teach.

So, I am posing a challenge to other teachers worldwide.  Like and comment here or on my social media and share a moment or a student encounter that made you glad you are a teacher.   Happy memories.  Teaching is tough, and we have all had to adapt a lot as teachers, so let’s all reflect on the happy memories of our students that make it all worth it.

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