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- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Today is the final day of school. Final exams were largely successful. Year 22 in the classroom in the books. I still love teaching. God is good.
My hat is off to you Josh. Being a good teacher is hard. After I student taught at a Middle School in 1979 I ran off to law school as fast as my legs could carry me!
It’s good that you recognized that early on. I tell students who are contemplating the profession they have to figure out whether they love it; if they don’t, burn out comes quickly and furiously.
Of course, the (diocesan) powers that be throw all sorts of weird roadblocks and checkpoints in the way which, had I experienced them 20+ years ago, I would have quit after year 2 or 3.