That's why I don't miss certain aspects of my former life. Now, I get to teach some great kids and am able to let those "square pegs" see that it's okay to be patriotic, to believe in the US as a force of good in the world, and as an adult, shed a tear when doing a eulogy for Ronald Reagan as the greatest President of my lifetime (so far).
Wish there were more of you out there in those schools!!