I had only been out of school for two years when I was asked to teach in a small rural school. I had no experience with small children and was apprehensive about taking the job. After I arrived on that first day so many years ago, I knew I had found my calling. Which detail from the selection best demonstrates that the author is not elderly when he arrives at the school? The author was a recent graduate. The author could drive a car. The author lived in a rural area. The author was a teacher.