Apr
8th
Wed
8th
If those who can’t do teach, then those who can’t teach criticize.
Hell fucking yeah. Anyone who has ever said “those who can’t do teach,” has clearly never taught. It requires more talent than most occupations. Not only do you have to have a wide breadth of knowledge, you also must have the ability to communicate your knowledge in a way that doesn’t alienate your students. You have to deal with limitations set by the bureaucracy above you. You have to impart your knowledge without forcing your opinions on others. You have to help the advanced students stay interested, without making the other students feel like failures. You have to be a great storyteller and performer. You have to give a damn.
Now I will agree there are A LOT of crap teachers out there who probably thought, “Well I can’t make it as ….. so I might as well teach.” They lack the heart and soul for teaching as much as they did for the first profession they gave up on. They discredit my profession and honestly have no business imposing their nonsense on other minds.
Phew…. sorry. It’s been a bad week and nothing can get me more fired up than talking about education.
Ok. Done.
