Best story about teaching

I don't care to be the richest person in the world, I just want to be happy.  "Do what you love, and the money will follow"  - quote from the book The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards.  Education is absolutely important to me, because it is the key to success in life.

One of the teachers at Dimond, where I graduated from and now work sent a mass email to the staff.  Here name is Susan Rogers, a science teacher, and an amazing woman.  This just got me excited as to why I want to be a teacher again :)

Title:  What Do 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 a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

 

 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.

 

 I make my students stand and sing our national anthem.

 

 

 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.