That Aha Moment

That aha moment.  That moment when the waters cleared, and the depth revealed itself.  That moment when I realized there was so much more to the written word than what floated on the surface. Treasure lie beneath. It engendered my love for literature, created a desire to read more, learn more, study more, and eventually write more.  Reading and writing became more than just words, but ideas.  Ideas are power.  Yet to successfully wield such power, the writer must be able to rhetorically craft a piece worthy enough to entice and persuade the audience.  For fifteen years now, I have had the opportunity to share this love, knowledge, and craft with creative, young minds, hopefully guiding each to the realization that not only can great ideas be discovered in the written word of others, but ensconced in their own as well.  My journey began with the desire to teach college classes when fate opened the door to a high school classroom instead.  Tarleton’s English master’s program, which incorporates dual credit teaching, would allow me the ability and opportunity to continue teaching high school students at a college level.  Aha – the best of both worlds.