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How Much Do 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!"
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Branch-Rose City Education Association