School Marks

I’ve been teaching at Sanford Brown Atlanta for five years now. Like any other school, it has its ups and downs. I like working at a respectable institution where the students are serious and prepared to work hard. Sometimes I regret leaving the healthcare profession myself. There’s something deeply satisfying and enriching about attending to the sick. I think that every job there is asks something from the people who perform it. Some jobs require a great and supple intellect, and the people in that field need to train themselves to be mentally alert and agile at all times. Other jobs require physical strength and stamina, or practical reasoning, or shrewd personal appraisals. The various healthcare professions all require the use of many facets, and mental acuity and attention to detail are always needed in large quantities. People often forget about the empathy and compassion requirements, however. People heal better when they’re cared for. It’s plainly necessary. And while there are many benefits and challenges to teaching healthcare courses in Atlanta, the exercise of raw human compassion just isn’t the same. However, I take consolation in knowing that my job is just as necessary as any other in the healthcare field, and in knowing that it’s what I do best.