CHEERS FOR TEACHERS!!!

Read on...

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 emphasize his point

he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Betty.

Be honest. What do you make?"

Betty, 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 Excellence...

‘I make kids sit through forty minutes of class time when their parents can't

make them sit for five 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 learn everything they need to know in

English and Bahasa Malaysia while preserving their unique cultural identity...

‘I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe...

‘I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Rukun Negara or sing the Negaraku because we live in Malaysia

‘I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given,

work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life..."

( Betty paused one last time and then continued. )

"Then, when people try to judge me by what I make,

knowing money isn’t everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no

attention because they are ignorant.

So, you want to know what I make?

“I MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WHAT ABOUT YOU, MR CEO?”

HAPPY TEACHER’S DAY EVERYONE!