Know now, that teaching the minds of future generations, is not an easy task. It is not a fun task. It is not highly paid - considering the work, sweat, blood and time that is invested in it. It is not rewarding in its entirety, because stupidity will always breed stupidity and there's not much we can do to change that. But with all that said, there is a silver lining on the clouds above your head. What is that silver lining? you might ask, well I can't tell you that, it would spoil the surprise.

Between the rocks and the pogrebins, there are diamonds and precious metals just waiting to be unearthed. Finding them, is difficult, treacherous and sometimes disheartening. Just remember, the harder you look, the harder it is to find. It might be difficult to comprehend at this early stage in your career – if you've even started it – but there will be success stories, there will be students who will lift your hearts, colleagues you'll befriend, and accolades that you will crave and uphold as if it were the Holy Grail, or even the Elixir of Life. Just don't expect them any time soon, the first five years of your career, you'll be nothing more than a playpen for naughty children and an in-tray for curriculum planning and cross-marking... you will be used to the point where your brain will be bruised. Expect pain, and if it doesn't come, you're clearly not doing it right.