Real teachers are born to be. They can't help it. They just are. There's something within us that can't wait to show, guide, lead another to a better place, be it in reading, writing, algebra, or learning to tie one's shoe. We keep doing it because it's a part of the make up of our being. Sure, we get tired and frustrated at times. But it's in the teaching that keeps us coming back for more, year after year.