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*From: * "Itje" < <[email protected]>>
** <[email protected]>
*Date: *Sat, 7 Jul 2012 10:00:15 +0700
*Subject: *FW: Fwd: From A School Principal's Speech at a Graduation..
Dari milis tetangga…………****
*Tulisan yang sangat bagus sebagai renungan........
Betapa besar jasa seorang guru bagi kita semua.....................
**From A School Principal's speech at a graduation.............* ****
He said "Doctor wants his child to become a
doctor.........
Engineer wants his child to become engineer......
Businessman wants his ward to become CEO.....
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BUT a teacher also wants his child to become one of them..!!!! ****
Nobody wants to become a teacher BY CHOICE"****
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Very sad but that's the truth.....!!!
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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?"
To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be
honest. What do you make?"
Teacher Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied,
"You want to know what I make?" (She paused for a second, then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honour winner.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't
make them sit for 5 min. without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental."
"You want to know what I make? (She paused again and looked at each and
every person at the table)
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them how to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't
everything.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain,
not the man-made calculator.
I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know
about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they
were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life."
( Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)
"Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money
isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because
they are ignorant. You want to know what I make?"
*"I MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ALL YOUR LIVES, EDUCATING KIDS AND PREPARING THEM
TO BECOME CEO's, AND DOCTORS AND ENGINEERS.........."
*"What do you make Mr. CEO?"
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His jaw dropped; he went silent.****
THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW****
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