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Originally Posted by boxerlady
As a retired teacher, a big AMEN!
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Thank you from a seventeen year veteran teacher :) :) :)
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Well said!
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Amen and Amen!!!
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It's sad that someone like that, making what he makes doesn't get it. And even more sad that they don't do something to get more pay for the teachers that are educating our future.
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Well said....though I'm not a teacher I could't agree more. As a retired RN. I can tell you we need more like you. Unbeleivable to me was the inability of my patients to converse in a civil manner or vocalize their concerns.
Then some could not read......even with a high school degree.. Who hands these things out?!! |
Good to hear this - very tired "grading" the work I "MADE" the students complete to demonstrate skills acquired.
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100% true and I thank God for the great teachers that help me 'see' the world through books and exchange of ideas. It would be a very poor place without teachers dedicated to the education of our children.
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I sent this to my kindergarten teacher daughter.
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Another retired teacher - You said it Jodie. I have seen this before and really become agitated when people downgrade teachers and so many say it isn't a profession. WRONG it is a profession and without teachers most of the other "successful" people in business or life wouldn't be where they are now without their teachers!!!! We did and have made a difference in every child's life that came through our class. People do not learn through osmosis, they must be taught - to walk, talk, listen and learn!!!
I always took the time very consuming though it were to grade every paper I gave my students. I always felt that if I expected them to complete the work given, they definitely deserved my time to check their work. Over the years I saw toooo many teachers give work to their students, only to throw most of the papers in file 13, because they were toooo lazy to grade or even look at the work. I taught in several areas, resource, math and reading, 5th grade regular classroom, and finally 1st grade which I considered the toughest of all, but spent my last 21 years of teaching as a first grade teacher. After I retired in 2004, I taught for 5 years as a tutorial math teacher in 4th & 5th grade. |
Teachers are so under appreciated here in the US. I worked for 10 years as a teacher in China and 10 years as a teacher in Poland and I can say that they did appreciate the teachers - especially my students in China!
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Another retired teacher--WELL SAID!
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Originally Posted by boxerlady
As a retired teacher, a big AMEN!
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Fantastic! Thank you for that
(Another teacher here, currently doing private tuition which does not really bring in enough money to make it 'worth the effort' but the satisfaction that it brings me is so so wonderful and I am very lucky that my hubby supports me all the way, including with juggling child-care between us, because he appreciates and respects my professional fulfillment) Helen |
amen.............
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I'm in year 18 with 12 to go.....thanks for posting this!!!!
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As a current teacher, I thank you. I am here to teach children to think, assess, rethink, read, compute, and the list goes on.
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Thank you for posting that. As a teacher, it is very encouraging to read something like that. 8-)
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YES!!!more like her!
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Originally Posted by ljptexas
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?" 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 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 students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity. 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! |
Originally Posted by ljptexas
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?" To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?" AMEN to all of that, too. I've been there, also. 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 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 students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity. 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! |
My daughter had an in-home daycare. Her nephew & niece were there from the time they were 6 weeks old when mom had to go back to work. When my grandson started kindergarten, he was bored to tears because he had already learned what they were teaching. His 2-year younger sister was learning in daycare what he was being taught in kindergarten. Unfortunately, the rest of the kids in his class didn't have the benefit of his aunt's teaching.
I am very proud of that daughter. :thumbup: She closed her daycare a couple of years after my grandkids started school. She has been teaching kindergarten for the past 5 years. I hope those parents realize how lucky their kids are to have her for a teacher. :-D She was born to be a teacher. She wasn't more than 10 or 11 when friends with smaller kids visited for the weekend. She was like a mother hen with her chicks. She kept them entertained all weekend. :thumbup: |
Amen! Teachers do more raising our kids than a lot of parents as well as teach them what they would not have learned elsewhere! A huge hug to ALL Teachers that make it a point to make a difference.
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Thank you Jodie... as a retired teacher (30 years HS Science) I loved every minute of my career. I'm happy to be doing something new now (Physical Therapist Assistant), but the fulfillment I felt as a teacher made all the hard, long days worth it. If you are teaching, congratulations!! and THANK YOU for making that so-important difference in the life of a young person... you may never know the difference you made, but you MADE a difference!!
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Just sent this to my sister in Michigan who teaches math at Oakland University.
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(clap clap clap clap).....that's a BIG round of applause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I tried to teach my son this summer from a book his teacher gave me to help him catch up...All I know is that teachers need a medal, more money, more respect. I could go on and on. It takes a very special person to be a teacher. I don't have what it takes, I pray for the folks that do. The things they have to put up with, the parents, the politics, the paperwork. All of this and still make a difference in children's lives. I love my son's teachers they truly have made a difference in his life.
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wow, how did u make it that long?? I subbed for a bit and couldnt take it (not the kids, the admin) sharet
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Thanks so much from another teacher. :D :D
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So true. Teachers are under paid for the important job that they do.
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Originally Posted by boxerlady
As a retired teacher, a big AMEN!
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Amen to all of you!! Hooray for teachers!!
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While I strongly applaud the job and the difference teachers make it has become a bone of contention here in WI. The issue isn't what they do- though it should be- the theory is teachers should be calling the shots and are not answerable to parents is greatly distorted. The fact that 1 out of every 8 children in our county alone live in object poverty doesn't seem to matter as their union demands for fringe benefits provided by tax hikes on those same families are more important than a hungry child. When people can't feed their kids and programs are being cut from our children's education supposedly due to lack of funds- how dare anyone scream you owe me. When people all across the country of all skill and education levels have lost their jobs and homes how dare they stomp their foot sneering- I am a teacher with a degree how dare you question my motives. In their early years both my parents were teachers and were offered money under the table because the school system wanted them- they refused- now it's not under the table it's done through extortion of unions- Do I begrudge teachers making a fair salary to compensate for their work and take care of their families- not anymore then I do anyone else who is working.
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Too true, Froggy!
We've just had a uni student and 8 of his friends to camp in our garden ... I first met this lad at 8/9 years old in the first class I taught and he was lovely, bright, articulate, but with the most appalling handwriting and organisation of his written work on the page. I did quite a bit of work with him and made some 'breakthroughs' and he passed on and then, a few years later, turned up at Scouts! He joined my District Scout Hiking Group and then, of course, he passed on ... Thanks to Facebook he found me again and we chatted, and our little family dropped in for a cup of tea when travelling across England to visit relatives. I extended the open invitation to come and camp and 'bring a few friends' (not really expecting 9 teenagers!) and he pulled it all together and - in Scouting speak - organised a very nice little camp. One of the things he told me while he was over here was that, at University, ten years after I taught him, he had been diagnosed with Dysgraphia .... I had to tell him I was thrilled! Not of him, obviously, porr soul to have an additional challenge in life ... but for me ... ten years earlier I had identified the problem and worked with him on strategues etc. and now - not only was he at Uni and doing well - but he has also had a formal recognition of his difficulties. I might not have had the terminology in 2000 but I did recognise the difficulties! GREAT! To have a glimpse, two glmpses in that boy's case (Scouts and Social) at what a child can become once they have left your classroom for the great unknown. Helen |
I have huge admiration for GOOD teachers, however, I know some teachers are not good, unfortunately, they are the ones who make it harder for the good ones.
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Thank you!
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My daughter will graduate next year with a bachelors degree in Special Ed and Elementary Ed and she knows she's not in it for the money. She loves children and the energy they have. Just seeing the "light go on" when a child starts to understand is indescribable. The impact a good teacher can have on a child is greater than any CEO can have.
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awesome...i did a lot of my 33 years teaching in grade one....i agree that it is very tough, but isn
Originally Posted by Gerbie
Another retired teacher - You said it Jodie. I have seen this before and really become agitated when people downgrade teachers and so many say it isn't a profession. WRONG it is a profession and without teachers most of the other "successful" people in business or life wouldn't be where they are now without their teachers!!!! We did and have made a difference in every child's life that came through our class. People do not learn through osmosis, they must be taught - to walk, talk, listen and learn!!!
I always took the time very consuming though it were to grade every paper I gave my students. I always felt that if I expected them to complete the work given, they definitely deserved my time to check their work. Over the years I saw toooo many teachers give work to their students, only to throw most of the papers in file 13, because they were toooo lazy to grade or even look at the work. I taught in several areas, resource, math and reading, 5th grade regular classroom, and finally 1st grade which I considered the toughest of all, but spent my last 21 years of teaching as a first grade teacher. After I retired in 2004, I taught for 5 years as a tutorial math teacher in 4th & 5th grade. |
awesome...i did a lot of my 33 years teaching in grade one....i agree that it is very tough, but isn
Originally Posted by Gerbie
Another retired teacher - You said it Jodie. I have seen this before and really become agitated when people downgrade teachers and so many say it isn't a profession. WRONG it is a profession and without teachers most of the other "successful" people in business or life wouldn't be where they are now without their teachers!!!! We did and have made a difference in every child's life that came through our class. People do not learn through osmosis, they must be taught - to walk, talk, listen and learn!!!
I always took the time very consuming though it were to grade every paper I gave my students. I always felt that if I expected them to complete the work given, they definitely deserved my time to check their work. Over the years I saw toooo many teachers give work to their students, only to throw most of the papers in file 13, because they were toooo lazy to grade or even look at the work. I taught in several areas, resource, math and reading, 5th grade regular classroom, and finally 1st grade which I considered the toughest of all, but spent my last 21 years of teaching as a first grade teacher. After I retired in 2004, I taught for 5 years as a tutorial math teacher in 4th & 5th grade. |
awesome...i did a lot of my 33 years teaching in grade one....i agree that it is very tough, but isn`t it the most rewarding....so much progress from the beg of the year to the end....it was always my favorite year to teach!!!!
Originally Posted by Gerbie
Another retired teacher - You said it Jodie. I have seen this before and really become agitated when people downgrade teachers and so many say it isn't a profession. WRONG it is a profession and without teachers most of the other "successful" people in business or life wouldn't be where they are now without their teachers!!!! We did and have made a difference in every child's life that came through our class. People do not learn through osmosis, they must be taught - to walk, talk, listen and learn!!!
I always took the time very consuming though it were to grade every paper I gave my students. I always felt that if I expected them to complete the work given, they definitely deserved my time to check their work. Over the years I saw toooo many teachers give work to their students, only to throw most of the papers in file 13, because they were toooo lazy to grade or even look at the work. I taught in several areas, resource, math and reading, 5th grade regular classroom, and finally 1st grade which I considered the toughest of all, but spent my last 21 years of teaching as a first grade teacher. After I retired in 2004, I taught for 5 years as a tutorial math teacher in 4th & 5th grade. |
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