The Students I Teach

The students I teach are:
young.
old.
in highschool.
going to the university.
post-docs.
scholars.
doctors.
engineers.
professional musicians.
beginning musicians.
immigrants.
in the US on a visa.
growing up in the city they were born in.
never went to school.
homeschooled.
adopted.
transient.

The students I teach have...
survived cancer
had suicidal thoughts
transformed their identity
never considered themselves musicians.
always considered themselves musicians.
struggled with severe anxiety.
survived the loss of a loved one.
trouble sleeping at night.
considered being a rock star.
tried and failed many times before.
refused to give up.

The Students I teach possess...
desire
passion
fear
confidence
good ideas
bad ideas
doubts
creativity
potential

If there is one thing I have learned from every student I teach is that I have something to learn from every student I teach.