Three gencrations of people in my family were teachers. I hat was what we did. I heard stories of the students my grandmother had taught. the school she was in. the nights she was up with homework to correct. I heard the school she was in. the nights she was up with homework to correct. I heard similar tales about my mother. As she grew ever more goddess-like in my mind was the force of the expectation that I would follow in the family tradition.