| How many of you have heard this? Well, I'm here | | | | while most other professions deal with only one |
| to tell you that this is false. Everyone can teach, | | | | person at a time. Teachers don't schedule |
| but not in a classroom. Some yea5rs ago the | | | | appointments with the students, they must deal |
| newspaper reported of a very successful lawyer | | | | with all the students NOW, not when they get |
| who had always dreamed of being a teacher. He | | | | around to it. When that bell rings in the morning |
| had made a lot of money as a lawyer and | | | | the teacher cannot walk in 30 minutes late |
| decided to follow his dream and become a | | | | because they have been dealing with something |
| teacher. He became a teacher and because he | | | | else, they must be there. |
| was a very successful lawyer he felt that he | | | | Teachers are not like CEO's. They may be over |
| could be a very successful teacher. He started in | | | | the classroom, but all the students do not jump |
| September and lasted until Christmas and then | | | | to do their bidding like other employees would |
| resigned. It was too much work. | | | | with a CEO. In fact it takes talent to get those |
| Everyone teaches someone and something, but | | | | students to jump and do what they are required |
| teaching 32 students is a whole different matter. | | | | to. |
| Some people feel that since they have raised a | | | | Teachers are not like food processors, or |
| family of five children then surely the classroom | | | | resteraunts because if they receive materials that |
| can be no worse. Maintaining control of 25-30 | | | | are not up to par they cannot send them back |
| students takes talent, persistence, and training. | | | | for replacement. If the blue berries are bad they |
| From day one until day 190 you must maintain | | | | go back, not so with a students that has |
| with no days off. If you are lax one day it will | | | | problems. Teachers must work with the students |
| take you two to three days to get the student | | | | they receive at the beginning of the year, they |
| back. Maybe that is one reason that teachers do | | | | don't get to send them back for a better batch. |
| not take many days off because if they get the | | | | Teachers are not like manufacturers because if |
| wrong substitute they have to retrain their | | | | the product doesn't turn out like the mold then |
| students | | | | they cannot melt it down and start over. They |
| A teacher in a classroom of students is not like a | | | | have to work with the misshappened student |
| doctor ordering nurses around or a coach directing | | | | that has not been fed, is cold and doesn't care if |
| his team because many students do not want to | | | | he is in school.. |
| be in the classroom and they don't get paid for | | | | Basically teachers are not like any other |
| being there. Now the nurses receive some pay | | | | profession because they have no control over the |
| and the team wants to be there because they | | | | incoming, raw product. They must deal with the |
| enjoy it, but that is not the case with all students. | | | | student as they are and try to make them a |
| Teachers are not like many other professionals | | | | better person in only one year. |
| because they deal with multiple students at a time | | | | |