What Teachers Make<\/p>\n
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued: “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”<\/p>\n
He reminded the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say about teachers: “Those who can…do.\u00a0 Those who can’t … teach.”<\/p>\n
To corroborate, he said to another guest: “You’re a teacher, Susan,” he said. “Be honest. What do you make?”<\/p>\n
Susan, who had a reputation of honesty and frankness, replied, “You want to know what I make?”<\/p>\n
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor and an A- feel like a slap in the face if the student did not do his or her very best.”<\/p>\n
“I can make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence.”<\/p>\n
“I can make parents tremble in fear when I call home” “You want to know what I make?”<\/p>\n
“I make kids wonder.”<\/p>\n
“I make them question.”<\/p>\n
“I make them criticize.”<\/p>\n
“I make them apologize and mean it.”<\/p>\n
“I make them write.”<\/p>\n
“I make them read, read, read.”<\/p>\n
“I make them spell definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful, and definitely beautiful over and over and over again, until they will never misspell either one
\nof those words again.”<\/p>\n
“I make them show all their work in math and hide it all on their final drafts in English.”<\/p>\n
“I make them understand that if you have the brains, then follow your heart…and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you pay them no attention!”<\/p>\n
“You want to know what I make.”<\/p>\n
“I make a difference.”<\/p>\n
“And you?<\/p>\n
What do you make?”<\/p>\n
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What Teachers Make The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued: “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?” He reminded the other dinner guests that it’s true … Continue reading What Teachers Make<\/span>