What is a sport anyway?

A very controversial topic at my highschool was what constituted a sport worthy of earning a varsity letter. Although this is quite debatable I feel that showchoir is as much a sport as bowling or cheerleading or even football. At my school varsity letters could be earned in bowling, marching band, cheerleading, dance team and I tried to discern what exactly the school was defining as a sport.
Here is what I have come up with so far. I think a sport is something that involves physical activity and a certain level of competition. I understand that many things can be included under that very basic definition but Im okay with that. Is cheerleading a sport? Most definitely, they have competitions just like football and I can safely say that the work involved is very strenuous. I hurt more from a week of cheerleading tryouts then I did in a full season of soccer.
Is showchoir a sport? This is really what I am driving at. I truly believe that showchoir is a sport because it is very demanding physically and the entire season is devoted to bettering the group in preparation for competitions. If you think football training is hard, I welcome you to come to one of our "Andy Weeks" in the summer. An hour of "warmup" aerobic workout, hours of intense dancing, lifting, and singing is a light day. 10 hour a day rehearsals in blistering weather is not what I would call easy. Although I never earned a Varsity Letter for this "extracirruclar activity" I am assured that I worked just as hard as any "jock" in any other "sport" if not harder. PS. we all had to lift weights as part of our preparation for the season. WOO ROCK ON SHOW CHOIR!

Why Teach?

I think many of us choose the teaching profession because we have a special interest that we wish to share with others. Our passion or love for what we do makes us want others to be able to do the same. This is the case for me. I love music and I have a desire to teach others to have a similar appreciation for it. In many ways our teaching methods are a reflection of how we were taught, whether it be influenced by "good" or "bad" teachers.
People also choose to teach because they like working with people in general. You get to work with a staff of peers and you also have the opportunity to shape the children or young adults who are your students. This possibility of helping someone learn is what motivates many. It is a profound thing to think that you may have a large influence on even one person, but it is overwhelmingly outstanding to have an effect on the vast amount of students you will come in contact with.
We teach to help, to shape, and to share in our future.