While I don’t disagree that you did a great job, I didn’t read the story as a humble brag, and I don’t think anyone else did either.
Hats off to you and the AO. It is good to be reminded that lots of the people working at a BS are probably not there because it is the best job they can get. It probably isn’t. They are going to be there because they WANT to be working with and helping kids.
It reminds me of a conversation I had with my son when he was a freshman at his LPS. He was struggling with a particular aspect of his sport, and was hesitant to reach out for help. He felt like the coaches were doing so much he shouldn’t be asking for more. I reminded him that the coach he needed help from had a real job. He was only working part-time as a coach, with a stipend that didn’t even amount to minimum wage for his coaching duties. He didn’t have that job for the money. He had it because he loved helping people like my son. I have to think lots of BS teachers are probably similar in that they could make more money or have less 24 hour responsibility but they are at the BS because they genuinely want to be helping those kids, not just teaching them one thing for 50 minutes and then passing them off to the next teacher.
As someone who will be sending his D away and probably only able to see her face to face 1-2 times a year except for breaks, I appreciated the encouraging and uplifting story. Thanks.