WHAT TEACHERS MAKE !

WHAT TEACHERS MAKE

A poem by: Taylor Mali

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 that it's true what they say about teachers: "Those who can...do. Those who can't ... teach."

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."

"And you? What do you make?"Tweet

BE STUPID

"Like balloons, we are filled with hopes and dreams.But. Over time a single sentence creeps into our lives. Don’t be stupid.It’s the crusher of possibility. It’s the worlds greatest deflator.The world is full of smart people. Doing all kind of smart things… Thats smart.

Well, we’re with stupid.

Stupid is the relentless pursuit of a regret free life.

Smart may have the brains…but stupid has the balls.

The smart might recognize things for how they are. The stupid see things for how they could be. Smart critiques. Stupid creates.

The fact is if we didnt have stupid thoughts wed have no interesting thoughts at all.

Smart may have the plans… but stupid has the stories.

Smart may have the authority but stupid has one hell of a hangover.

Its not smart to take risks… Its stupid. To be stupid is to be brave.The stupid isnt afraid to fail. The stupid know there are worse things than failure… like not even trying.

Smart had one good idea, and that idea was stupid.

You can’t outsmart stupid. So don’t even try.

Remember only stupid can be truly brilliant.

So, BE STUPID"

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