Thanks Dan.
I'm not grousing or looking for complements. Thankfully my rewards are
seeing the students succeed. (I get very upset when one doesn't, and take
it personally). I was just making a comment about our mixed up priorities
in the economic sector.
You would be surprised to see how much you have to offer as a teacher! The
hardest part at first is the vulnerability, opening yourself to public
display of your mistakes. I once took a math class with business majors
(after I had been out of school for many years). Because I teach math, the
teacher graded on the curve based on my score on each exam. I experienced
the pressure some of my students feel each time they test!
If you love cameras you have demonstrated the most important part of
teaching, having a passion for something. That is what gets the students
to follow.
Gregg
Dan wrote:
Gregg Iverson wrote;
> I may grouse that sports figures make far more than I do (as a teacher) but
> I cannot deny the business sense of a contract that generates far more than
> it costs. I, on the other hand, generate little in actual revenue. My
> value would be hard to establish on a spreadsheet, and it would be more
> difficult still to find a society that would be willing to hand over the
> salary that spreadsheet might justify. So is life. Thankfully, my rewards
> are mostly intrinsic.
>
Gregg,
I can probably name only a dozen sports figures and correctly identify less
than half of the teams to which they belong. On the other hand, I will
probably NEVER forget the many teachers who changed my life! Bless you for
choosing this noble vocation.
Dan (who will never be smart enough to be a teacher) Garcia
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