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My favorite emails in the world always greet me the same way:

"Ben Guest......Blog Topics"

Heavy sigh of frustration.  Click on the email which reads:

Two posts, due by 8:00 AM Thursday, December 11th:

1)  Why should someone join the Mississippi Teacher Corps?

2)  Choose from one of the three following:
a)  Photo essay describing your community
b)  Describe one of your favorite students

c)  Freewrite

So, I need to answer an unanswerable question in the middle of the week when I'm busiest.  I've always thought the times I was most stressed out and frazzled were the best for thoughtful reflection.  Which I guess leads me into my response to the first required topic.  No, its not my answer, its my response.  I don't have an answer.  Knowing what I know now, I don't know why anyone would join MTC unless they had an intense desire to try (without any realization of success) to do some service.  If you have that intense desire, then you must also meet the following conditions, as set forth by Dr. Mullins:

"You must be prepared for a challenge, be prepared to be rewarded in the utmost way, be prepared to be disappointed, be depressed, to be concerned, but also if you have a good heart, know your subject area, you are prepared to work really hard, if you can be flexible, if you will study and learn about the area of the state where you're going and the state of Mississippi itself."

If you can meet those expectations, then Dr. Mullins has a good job for you, and you should join the Mississippi Teacher Corps.