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Do You Know What a Teacher Makes?




Bonnie RobertsI have a friend that worked really hard to become a teacher, something she has wanted to do for a very long time.  Bonnie Roberts was our office manager at Coldwell Banker Stuart and Watts in Lewisburg, WV.   Bonnie worked hard doing the day, and on weeknights and weekends she obtained her B.A. in Education and now teaches in Princeton, WV., grades 6 and 7.   She makes special needs children feel they can achieve goals that many would think impossible, and they do.  The below story is something that Bonnie Roberts would definitely say as a teacher.....

 

 

 

What a Teacher Makes

 

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, Christine. Be honest. What do you make?'

Christine, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, 'You want to know what I make?   (She paused for a second, and 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.  I make kids sit through 40 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 from other countries learn everything they need to know in English 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 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we live in the United States of America.  I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.'

(Christine 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.
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 My personal THANK YOU to ALL the teachers of our children. 

 

 

 

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17 comments • Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor WV Real Estate in Greenbrier County • December 26 2009 10:06AM