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Teacher Promo: What Do You Make?
Saturday
For once, at yesterday's faculty meeting, administration and teachers, we're all in agreement. Our superintendent opened his presentation with an interesting anecdote:
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 of what they say about teachers: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." To stress his point, he said to another guest; "You're a teacher. Be honest. What do you make?"
Having a reputation for honesty and frankness, the teacher replied, "You want to know what I make?
"I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could."
"I make a C+ student feel like the winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor."
"I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence."
"You want to know what I make?
"I make kids wonder."
"I make them question."
"I make them criticize."
"I make them apologize and mean it."
"I make them write."
"I make them read, read, read."
"I make them show all their work in math and perfect their final drafts in English."
"I make them understand that if you have the brains, and follow your heart, and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you earn, you must pay no attention because they just didn't learn -- the big lesson of LIFE."
He paused and continued.
"You want to know what I make?
"I MAKE A DIFFERENCE."
"What do you make?"
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"Great teachers make every other profession possible!"
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Despina's Infamous Green Journal
Teacher Promo: What Do You Make?
Saturday
For once, at yesterday's faculty meeting, administration and teachers, we're all in agreement. Our superintendent opened his presentation with an interesting anecdote:
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 of what they say about teachers: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." To stress his point, he said to another guest; "You're a teacher. Be honest. What do you make?"
Having a reputation for honesty and frankness, the teacher replied, "You want to know what I make?
"I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could."
"I make a C+ student feel like the winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor."
"I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence."
"You want to know what I make?
"I make kids wonder."
"I make them question."
"I make them criticize."
"I make them apologize and mean it."
"I make them write."
"I make them read, read, read."
"I make them show all their work in math and perfect their final drafts in English."
"I make them understand that if you have the brains, and follow your heart, and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you earn, you must pay no attention because they just didn't learn -- the big lesson of LIFE."
He paused and continued.
"You want to know what I make?
"I MAKE A DIFFERENCE."
"What do you make?"
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"Great teachers make every other profession possible!"
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Word Count: 291
http://pandemo.livejournal.com/558093.html
http://summercircles.livejournal.com/40351.html
http://travelsfar.livejournal.com/41685.html