WHAT TEACHERS MAKE

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
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,
Susan. Be honest. What do you make?"

Susan,who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You
want to know what I make? "I make kids work harder than they ever
thought they could. I make a C+ 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 make, you
must pay no attention because they just didn't learn."

Susan paused and then continued. "You want to know what I make? 'I
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.' What do you make?"

"Teachers make every other profession possible!"