...but I only get paid to be a teacher. I have often felt that what I do in the classroom is a performance. I get nervous on the first day of the semester, because I am starting with a new "audience". I spend time outside of the "theatre" researching and rehearsing. I get there early to make sure the "stage" is ready and I have all my "props". I stay late if someone needs me to run through the "scene" again.