WHAT DO TEACHERS MAKE?

  • Two students sitting at desks in a classroom

WHAT DO TEACHERS MAKE?

By Taylor Mali

A person was discounting a teacher’s work because he couldn’t see its value. After all, he reasoned, what did she “make”?

This is the reply he got, and I believe it’s worth repeating and pondering:

You want to know what I make?

I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ student feel like the winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence.

You want to know what I make?

I make kids wonder.

I make them question. I make them criticize.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them write.

I make them read, read, read.

I make them show all their work in math and perfect their final drafts in English.

I make them understand that if you have the brains, and follow your heart, and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you must pay no attention because they just didn’t learn.

You want to know what I make?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.