"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
I really do not have much to write about this week. I did help Officer Gravitt with his classes this week by bring in my SWAT and Sniper gear and teaching the students about that side of Policing. As I was instructing the class I could not help but remember when I first tried out for the team and questioned if I could do it. Getting on the team and being a Sniper was difficult and very stressful. I can relate this feeling to what it is like starting a career as a teacher. I don't have the stress factors being a sub that Officer Gravitt and the other teachers have, but I still understand. I know when I fail at anything in life it upsets me, but I agree with this quote that if you don't try it is trajic and you are left with a what if feeling.
Officer C.Cannon
How true it is! I also believe that when we share our failures with the students and our kids, they see that we were once like them. They are relating their lives to ours in so many ways, and we may not even realize that. I think it is fascinating to hear about stories like yours. I also love the fact that you are willing to share those stories with the students. You are not only a role model, but someone that the kids can strive to be like. They want to see where you came from and how it developed you to what you are now. You are no doubt an inspiration to many!
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