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Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-20 17:34:44
June 20 2012 17:28 GMT
#1
I have enormous respect for the educators in our society. I don't mean to only refer to the professors, the teachers, or the tutors although they were the people that I had when I was thinking about this earlier today. Browsing sites like Reddit has allowed me to observe that there are people that meet the ignorant or uneducated, they do no seek to help said person. Instead, they adopt a caustic disposition and say, "Fuck it, you're an idiot, fuck you, fuck off." - well, something to that effect anyway.

I'm confident that most of you are able to identify with what I've just said in one way or another. To put this into a StarCraft context, you're watching a stream of some random Zerg trying to use Stop Lurker, but he isn't particularly skilled, and instead of using the Overlord method he just spams the Stop button. Assuming that you were to comment in his stream chat will you call him a) a skilless fucking newbie, b) teach him the Overlord method? ( Let's also assume that the usual cesspool of humanity that is stream chat is out of the picture here ). Although this example may not be the best, but people like Day9 and even less prominent members of the community like JaKaTaK that aspire to teach have some respect from me because they genuinely ( I hope ) want to see people learn.

Teachers that constantly has to deal with problematic students are also amazing. I realise that some people become teachers because they didn't have a choice, but there surely are people out there who became teachers becomes of a passion to teach, educate, and nurture.





+ Show Spoiler +
What does a Teacher make?
by Taylor Mali


He says the problem with teachers is, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"


He reminds the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about teacher: Those who can, do;those who can't, teach.


I decided to bite my tongue instead of his and resist the temptation to remind the other dinner guests that it's also true about what they say about lawyers.
Because we're eating, after all, and this is polite company.


"I mean, you're a teacher, Taylor," he says. "Be honest. What do you make?"
And I wish he hadn't done that (asked me to be honest) because, you see, I have a policy about honesty and butt-kicking: if you ask for it, I have to let you have it.


You want to know what I make?


I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honour and an A- feel like a slap in the face. (How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best?!)


I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence.
(No, you make not work in groups.
No, you may not ask a question.
Why won't I let you get a drink of water? Because you're not thirsty, you're bored. That's why.)


I make parents tremble in fear when I call home:
"I hope I haven't called at a bad time. I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today."
"Billy said, "Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don't you?"
"And it was the noblest act of courage I have ever seen.


I make parents see their children for who they are and what they can be.


You want to know what I make?


I make kids wonder,
I make them question.
I make them criticise.
I make them apologise and mean it.
I make them wrtie, write, and write.
And I make them read.
I make them spell definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful, definitely beatiful over and over and over again until they will never misspell either of those words again.
I make them show all their work in math.
And hide it on their final drafts in English.
I make them understand that if you got this (brains)
then you follow this (heart) and if someone ever tries to judge you
by what you make, you give them this (the finger).
Let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true:
I make a difference! What about you?




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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44216 Posts
June 20 2012 18:02 GMT
#2
I was actually going to post that video! It's my favorite motivational video for becoming an educator ♥

His presentation is AMAZING. Taylor Mali ftw.

"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-20 18:11:18
June 20 2012 18:09 GMT
#3
On June 21 2012 03:02 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
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I was actually going to post that video! It's my favorite motivational video for becoming an educator ♥

His presentation is AMAZING. Taylor Mali ftw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU


Thanks for the video! I've only read the text version. It becomes so much more impactful in video.
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-20 18:11:01
June 20 2012 18:09 GMT
#4
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44216 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-20 18:24:28
June 20 2012 18:23 GMT
#5
On June 21 2012 03:09 Azera wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 21 2012 03:02 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
I was actually going to post that video! It's my favorite motivational video for becoming an educator ♥

His presentation is AMAZING. Taylor Mali ftw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU


Thanks for the video! I've only read the text version. It becomes so much more impactful in video.


It's my pleasure His other slam poetry and routines about education are pretty good as well, although some other ones are just plain frickin hilarious instead of necessarily motivational... like this one:

+ Show Spoiler +


But back on topic: Educators get a lot less respect than they deserve... so little that I think Rodney Dangerfield should be the posterboy of teachers everywhere:

+ Show Spoiler +


The amount of work they put in to their jobs, combined with the level of education and experience that they need to even be good at it, combined with the small salary they end up making, combined with the lack of recognition they get... is often times enough of a sour cocktail that most people would be crazy to drink.

::shrugs::

I'm gonna do it
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
June 20 2012 18:29 GMT
#6
Do it, be an educator.
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
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