my mother's a teacher. my mother-in-law is a teacher. my sister-in-law is a teacher.
this is one of the best things i've read in a -long- time. On 10/6/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where did you get that? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tangorre, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 12:36 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: What Teachers Make > > What Teachers Make, or > You can always go to law school if things don't work out > > He says the problem with teachers is, "What's a kid going to learn > from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?" > He reminds the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about > teachers: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. > > I decide to bite my tongue instead of his > and resist the temptation to remind the dinner guests > that it's also true what they say about lawyers. > > Because we're eating, after all, and this is polite company. > > "I mean, you¹re a teacher, Taylor," he says. > "Be honest. What do you make?" > > And I wish he hadn't done that > (asked me to be honest) > because, you see, I have a policy > about honesty and ass-kicking: > if you ask for it, I have to let you have it. > > You want to know what I make? > > 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. > How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best. > > I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall > in absolute silence. No, you may not work in groups. > No, you may not ask a question. > Why won't I let you get a drink of water? > Because you're not thirsty, you're bored, that's why. > > I make parents tremble in fear when I call home: > I hope I haven't called at a bad time, > I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today. > Billy said, "Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don't you?" > And it was the noblest act of courage I have ever seen. > > I make parents see their children for who they are > and what they can be. > > 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 spell definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful, definitely > beautiful > over and over and over again until they will never misspell > either one of those words again. > I make them show all their work in math. > And hide it on their final drafts in English. > I make them understand that if you got this (brains) > then you follow this (heart) and if someone ever tries to judge you > by what you make, you give them this (the finger). > > Let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true: > I make a goddamn difference! What about you? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176224 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
