div class="userstuff module" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 1088.62px; float: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; color: #2a2a2a;" role="article"
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Kevin enjoyed the summer, he and Holt could relax and see each other more; they weren't teaching. They wrote dissertations together and learnt a new language each summer. But something was burdening Kevin, so when they returned from their morning power walk, he decided to confront /"Raymond, I wonder if we might have a discussion?" Kevin asked /"Why certainly Kevin, what would be the most appropriate location for this discussion?" Holt /"Here would be satisfactory," Kevin declared, sitting down on the couch. Raymond sat opposite /"Raymond, I am rather worried," Kevin /"What about?" Asked Holt, only his husband would have been able to detect the concern in his /"I have never worked with children as young as the ones at your school and I fear as if I am going to fail miserably," Kevin /"That is utter nonsense, you are an amazing teacher," Ray assured /"It is not the teaching I am worried about, I can handle first grade Math and English, it is the children. I have never been responsible for such young humans before and I am not familiar with all their needs," Kevin replied, his brow wrinkling with /"Kevin listen, I had the exact same thoughts before I started, I was scared but you do not need to be. You will be fine. You have an amazing bunch of young people and Mr Jeffords is sharing the class with you, you will not be along and you can always come and get me. And their needs, all they need is a teacher, willing to go a hundred miles to help them succeed, they need you Kevin," Holt /"The way you talked about the group last year, it sounds like I have got a bunch of misfits," Kevin /"Yes you do, but an extraordinary bunch of misfits they are. I promise you, they will provide you with the most rewarding moments of your career. Yes they are all a handful, but I can honestly say they make the job worthwhile. Any issues can always be brought to me, I am happy to help," Ray said, smiling as he thought about the 6 year old /"Thankyou Raymond," Kevin said, holding out his hand, the worry had gone from his /Holt grasped the hand and shook it firmly and then did something they usually reserved for the night hours, he pulled Kevin into a hug, which Kevin returned. He was looking forward to meeting Holt's work family, who he seemed to care so deeply about./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Kevin enjoyed the summer, he and Holt could relax and see each other more; they weren't teaching. They wrote dissertations together and learnt a new language each summer. But something was burdening Kevin, so when they returned from their morning power walk, he decided to confront /"Raymond, I wonder if we might have a discussion?" Kevin asked /"Why certainly Kevin, what would be the most appropriate location for this discussion?" Holt /"Here would be satisfactory," Kevin declared, sitting down on the couch. Raymond sat opposite /"Raymond, I am rather worried," Kevin /"What about?" Asked Holt, only his husband would have been able to detect the concern in his /"I have never worked with children as young as the ones at your school and I fear as if I am going to fail miserably," Kevin /"That is utter nonsense, you are an amazing teacher," Ray assured /"It is not the teaching I am worried about, I can handle first grade Math and English, it is the children. I have never been responsible for such young humans before and I am not familiar with all their needs," Kevin replied, his brow wrinkling with /"Kevin listen, I had the exact same thoughts before I started, I was scared but you do not need to be. You will be fine. You have an amazing bunch of young people and Mr Jeffords is sharing the class with you, you will not be along and you can always come and get me. And their needs, all they need is a teacher, willing to go a hundred miles to help them succeed, they need you Kevin," Holt /"The way you talked about the group last year, it sounds like I have got a bunch of misfits," Kevin /"Yes you do, but an extraordinary bunch of misfits they are. I promise you, they will provide you with the most rewarding moments of your career. Yes they are all a handful, but I can honestly say they make the job worthwhile. Any issues can always be brought to me, I am happy to help," Ray said, smiling as he thought about the 6 year old /"Thankyou Raymond," Kevin said, holding out his hand, the worry had gone from his /Holt grasped the hand and shook it firmly and then did something they usually reserved for the night hours, he pulled Kevin into a hug, which Kevin returned. He was looking forward to meeting Holt's work family, who he seemed to care so deeply about./p
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