Any One Can Teach

How many of you have heard this? Well, I'm herewhile 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 theappointments with the students, they must deal
newspaper reported of a very successful lawyerwith all the students NOW, not when they get
who had always dreamed of being a teacher. Hearound to it. When that bell rings in the morning
had made a lot of money as a lawyer andthe teacher cannot walk in 30 minutes late
decided to follow his dream and become abecause they have been dealing with something
teacher. He became a teacher and because heelse, they must be there.
was a very successful lawyer he felt that heTeachers are not like CEO's. They may be over
could be a very successful teacher. He started inthe classroom, but all the students do not jump
September and lasted until Christmas and thento 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, butstudents 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 aTeachers are not like food processors, or
family of five children then surely the classroomresteraunts because if they receive materials that
can be no worse. Maintaining control of 25-30are 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 maintaingo back, not so with a students that has
with no days off. If you are lax one day it willproblems. Teachers must work with the students
take you two to three days to get the studentthey receive at the beginning of the year, they
back. Maybe that is one reason that teachers dodon't get to send them back for a better batch.
not take many days off because if they get theTeachers are not like manufacturers because if
wrong substitute they have to retrain theirthe product doesn't turn out like the mold then
studentsthey cannot melt it down and start over. They
A teacher in a classroom of students is not like ahave to work with the misshappened student
doctor ordering nurses around or a coach directingthat has not been fed, is cold and doesn't care if
his team because many students do not want tohe is in school..
be in the classroom and they don't get paid forBasically teachers are not like any other
being there. Now the nurses receive some payprofession because they have no control over the
and the team wants to be there because theyincoming, 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 professionalsbetter person in only one year.
because they deal with multiple students at a time