" Why We Do What We Do"

Author Unknown

 

        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 corroborate, he said to another guest: "You're a teacher, Susan," he

       said. "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?"