Mrs.Weinstein

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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 went on to tell the other guests that he thought it was true what they 
say about teachers-"Those who can: do.  Those who can't: teach."

To corroborate his statements, he said to another guest, "You're a teacher, 
Susan.  What do you make?"

Susan, who had a reputation of honesty and frankness, replied, "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 the Medal of Honor and an A- feel like a D if the student did not 
do his or her best."

"You want to know what I make?"

"I make kids wonder."

"I make them question."

"I make them think critically."

"I make them apologize and mean it."

"I make them write."

"I make them read, read, read."

"I make them spell 'definitely' and 'beautiful' over and over again, until 
they will never misspell either one of those words again."

"I make them show all of their work in math and hide it on their final 
drafts in Writing Workshop."

"I make them understand that if you have brains, then follow your 
heart...and if someone tries to judge you by what you make, you pay them no 
attention."

"You want to know what I make?  I make a difference."

"Now, what do you make?"

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Mrs.Weinstein

What Does a Teacher Make?