Training Champions

I am spending each day on writing projects whether reading material to improve skills or adding a paragraph or two to an existing work.  Most of my time, however, is working on getting rid of years and years of "good junk."  Why does a teacher hold on to books and materials she will never use again?  Only a teacher can respond.  I am a teacher and my response is, "for no good reason but we do it anyway." I am working on cutting back, cutting out, and throwing away.