Growing up, I always felt particularly excited for the first day of school. Perhaps it was the opportunity to see my friends again, meet my teachers, or perhaps it was simply that I was always excited to learn. Education has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. When asked, I would always say, “I want to be a teacher when I grow up,” and that passion and excitement has never wavered. Similarly, once I graduated and got my first teaching job, I always looked forward to...