Deeper than Education

Kids in impoverished rural America are expected to have a limited number of trajectories. Some of us get lucky and have amazing teachers.

Image by Brigitte Werner from Pixabay

I feel like I was one of the lucky ones. That seems like a strange thing to say when I look back at my childhood. My parents struggled greatly with addictions, depression and general stability. We moved a lot — like really a lot — and although I don’t know for sure because I was a kid, I…