My Son Wants To Become A Teacher But There’s One Big Problem

For as long as I can remember, my son has dreamed about being an elementary school teacher.

He works at youth camps in the summer. He coaches young kids in soccer. He volunteers in the kids’ program at our church. And, in his Junior year in high school, he was selected to be an assistant teacher for incoming 9thgraders for a semester of math. He loved the experience and soon after, decided on teaching as a vocation.

I would be proud of my son regardless of his choice of vocation. And if he be...