The Person and the Profession
By Vanessa Abrahams, CEI Intern The distinct memory of being nine years old and uncomfortably gawking at my fourth grade teacher as she shopped in the same aisle as my mother stands out for several reasons. Perhaps I had always envisioned something of a dormitory wherein teachers would meet in the lounge to eat and socialize, share anecdotes, and when the bell tolled, lived in their classrooms, under their desks on a well-hidden pullout mattress. Now standing under the harsh