[She listens to his story, amused and sympathetic, and gives a little nod.]
Partially. I went to uni for a different kind of art - literature. Wound up teaching it to children, like I always wanted. [And it was wonderful, some of the time, when they weren't sticking gum to their desks or texting each other from across the room or calling her names.] But that's all in the past.
Ah, an educator! A thankless job. Even one student like me can make for a wholly sour experience, I imagine.
[ With his lack of motivation, it was surely just as frustrating a job to teach him as it was for him to paint those pictures. He smiles all the same, his frustration melting back into the haze of his drunkenness. ]
But I wouldnโt know. If it was what you wanted, it may be that you actually enjoyed it.
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Partially. I went to uni for a different kind of art - literature. Wound up teaching it to children, like I always wanted. [And it was wonderful, some of the time, when they weren't sticking gum to their desks or texting each other from across the room or calling her names.] But that's all in the past.
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[ With his lack of motivation, it was surely just as frustrating a job to teach him as it was for him to paint those pictures. He smiles all the same, his frustration melting back into the haze of his drunkenness. ]
But I wouldnโt know. If it was what you wanted, it may be that you actually enjoyed it.
no subject
[No job would have, really. She would have needed something that let her take off for weeks at a time without a word of warning.]
Wasn't always thankless, though. I loved my students - even the worst ones, sometimes.