> > > 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 what they say about teachers: "Those who can do. Those who > > > can't teach." > > > > > To corroborate, he said to another guest: "You're a teacher, Susan, > > > be honest. What do you make?" > > > > > Susan, who had a reputation of honesty and frankness, replied, "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 if the student did not do his or her very best." > > > > > > "I can make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute > > > silence." > > > > > > "I can make parents tremble in fear when I call home" > > > > > > "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, and > > > 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 all on their final > > > drafts in English." > > > > > > "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." > > > > > > "You want to know what I make?" > > > > > > "I make a difference." What about you?? > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get faster connections -- switch to MSN Internet Access! > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp > >
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