I started to ramble on and list the infinite number of reasons I want to be a teacher to those of you who continue to waste ur breath trying to convince me to change my major..but then my mommy (also a teacher, who has just discovered YouTube lol) sent me this SUPERB video, and it explains it for me. Take a look....
I received an anonymous message from someone (who shall henceforth be known as Yoda..for s/he IS wise indeed.) from ARKANSAS (lol..I know..). A snippet of the..uhhh..insightful* message went like this:
"I am 25 years old and I have just received my business degree this past spring. After 20 years of school, I have to agree with your family/friends/whoever is telling you not to be a teacher..one would have to be stupid to be a teacher in today's world, or for the past 20 years for that matter. So I guess that would mean that teachers are stupid, and you wouldn't want to be considered stupid by the world, would you?"
Damn..dat sho was deep. Real..intellectual-like..and stuff. =/..the message gets better, but I'll just focus on this portion for now.
First of all, I would like to take this time to literally LOL.
Secondly, I want to thank the entire state of Arkansas for your deep concern and for educating this young person.
Thirdly, I have a question for you, Yoda. If teachers are stupid..and you've been in school learning EVERYTHING YOU KNOW from teachers (and they clearly did a great job with you, Yoda.) for the past 20 years..does that make you stupid too, or are you smarter because you rose above and chose to pursue a degree* in business instead of education during your seven year stint in college* (a time during which I'm sure a professor ("college teacher") TAUGHT (past tense of to teach) you everything you know about business (your field of expertise*))? I'm a little confused about where you now stand.
PLEASE clear this up for me, Yoda. I'm DYING for your help!!!
~*Anxiously awaiting Yoda's brilliant response*~
*Term used as loosely as possible.
2 comments:
Just passing through...from someone who once felt like "the others" who say NO to the profession, after being in the profession for the last 7 years I can say...there's no better high than hanging out with "the future" on a daily basis and being able to "see" the impact that you make.
Yea. I completely feel you about the "insightful" email you received. I recently decided to become a teacher (math whoo!)because I see the polarity in schools today; either the students are "well versed" in knowledge or they are completely lacking. I want to impart something that too me until I was well into high school, grades ALWAYS come second to knowledge and understanding
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