Trying to teach then hopefully learn to change are the stages that are developmentally essential if one is to grow and become effective in any situation where actual learning can take place. Knowing when and how to change approaches, methods, and expectations is essential. Would you strap a boy of fifteen years who is bigger than you? Would you teach in a locked jail unit alongside a convicted murderer? I did both. Recorded here are the big changes I went through during my career. I went from having an atmosphere of fear in the classroom to having a loving atmosphere. Yet I still had control Read about the sad, the funny, and the unusual experiences I had. Read about some of the suggestions I now have for the improvement of the present sorry state of the public educational system in North American schools. What are we to do for our many unemployed graduates?