This was very good.....yes, that's what teachers make----or are _supposed_ to make.....a difference.....
Maybe it was just my bad experience, but when i was student teaching, I kept getting called on the carpet by the teacher I was teaching under, for doing some of those things.....like encouraging the kids to "wonder, question, criticize" .....i'm not kidding! Later, after I'd graduated and was working in a school, one teacher admitted to me, that if she wasn't so close to retirement with full retirement benefits, she'd walk out and never look back..... This teacher also said state guidelines didn't leave room for independent thinking.....said we were cranking out kids who don't know how to think an independent thought in their heads, who don't know how to question the veracity and validity of what they're told.....said the System wants people to follow and not question why.....sounds like sheeple, doesn't it? There's a LOT of burned out, disillusioned and frustrated teachers in our schools....I know too many of them personally....they see the Dumbing Down of America's school kids and there's not whole lot they can do about it, due to their curriculum accountability (teaching what the State dictates) and reams of paperwork they are required to do, to satisfy the State..... As NA's well know, trying to buck the System for changes "ain't" all that easy.... Many are opting out and going into other professional venues because they refuse to be part of the Dumbing Down process, and then, some are mulishly staying in the ring no matter what....those who DO stay in because they want to try one more time to make a difference, have my support..... Those who are in the educational arena because they think it's "an easy job," well....I hope their chalk crumbles....they are part of the problem in our schools..... But, ideally, this was a great post.... Gettin' off my soap box now-- deb Bill wrote: 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?? Donadaghovi AiSv Nv wa do hi ya do (Til next we meet, Walk in Peace) --<<< --<<< --<<< Visit and show your support for the Grass Roots Oyate http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate Clemency for Leonard Peltier. Sign the Petition. http://petitiononline.com/Release/petition.html ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1ddNB.b2HgmN Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
