TEACHERS! A Profound Answer‏

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?" 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 Order of Canada. I make kids sit through
40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit
for 5 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 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 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.

What do you make Mr. CEO? His jaw dropped, he went silent.

Teaching is...the profession that makes all other professions possible!

~ by Professor Leanne Sanders - Sept. 30, 2010
(My professor is a very astute academician.)