He ... Used to Notice Such Things: Part II

He ... Used to Notice Such Things: A Public School Teacher's Journal & Memoirs PART II  begins with a shift into a more upfront, personal voice. In journal entry August 27, 2007, the author begins by writing, "Perhaps it’s time to befriend the first person..." The reading audience's intimacy increases accordingly. This central portion of the high school English teacher's memoirs covers entries and events that end on November 8, 2009, in a somewhat wistful but determined manner: "Going into the school every day makes even more sense to me now. The calling has given my life meaning. Roughly $2,000 every two weeks allows us to live together and to receive God’s grace on this forgiving and loving star here on earth. No more fights or flights of fancy or achievements scattered to the winds before they are even conceived. As I told my principal just this week, I have reached the point in my career where I don’t feel the need to win that many debates. Let me be a kind husband and a committed teacher. Perhaps it was not to have turned out that easily any other way."