TEACHERINSPIRATIONS

TEACHER INSPIRATION

A person may make mistakes, but isn't a failure until he (or she) starts blaming someone else. We must believe in ourselves, and somewhere along the road of life, we must meet someone who sees greatness in us, expects it from us, and lets us know it. it is the golden key to success.

~Ann Landers

Teachers Get Paid Too Much...

I'm fed up with teachers and their hefty salary schedules. What we need here is a little perspective.

If I had my way, I'd pay these teachers myself-I'd pay them baby-sitting wages. That's right-instead of paying these outrageous taxes, I'd give them $3 an hour out of my own pocket. And I'm only going to pay them for five hours, not lunch or coffee breaks. That would be $15.00 a day. Each parent should pay $15 a day for these teachers to babysit their child. Even if they have more than one child, it's still a lot cheaper than privated daycare.

Now, how many children do they teach every day-maybe 20? That's $15x20=$300 a day. But remember they only work 180 days a year! I'm not going to pay them for vacations! $300x180=$54,000. (Just a minute, I think my calculator needs new batteries.)

I know you teachers will say-What about those who have 10 years experience and a Master's Degree? Well, maybe (to be fair) they could get the minimum wage, and instead of just babysitting, they could read the kids a story. We could round that off to about $5 an hour, times five hours, times 20 children. That's $500 a day times 180 days. That's $90,000....HUH?

Wait a minute, let's get a little perspective here. Babysitting wages are too good for these teachers. Has anyone seen a salary schedule around here?

~Anonymous

I'm not a teacher, but an awakener.
- Robert Frost

Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions.
~Author Unknown

"I Teach"

~I teach because there is a great fulfillment that comes in working with boys and girls.

~I teach because I wanted to be a sculptor, and I can do so, by shaping lives for the future.

~I teach because I wanted to be an artist, and I can do so, by painting dreams for children.

~I wanted to be a musician, and I can, in giving inspiration to children.

~I teach because I wanted to be a historian, and I can in having recorded something for the lives of great men to come.

~I teach because I wanted to be a poet, and I can in writing impressive passages of mankind.

~I teach because of the reward I receive when a child's frown turns to smiles, or when he/she says, "Now I understand."

~I teach because of the personal growth I receive each day as I venture out on a quest for knowledge and techniques to help my students understand.

~I teach for it is in this where I can see the worthwhile and true fulfillment of living.

~Author Unknown~

You cannot teach a man anything;
you can only help him find it within himself
- Galileo

W. B. Yeats
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

Life is not measured
by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
- Unknown

One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude
to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary
raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for
the soul of the child."
--Carl Jung

Whoever first coined the phrase 'you're the wind beneath my wings' most
assuredly was reflecting on the sublime influence of a very special teacher."
--Frank Trujillo

Children's ABC

Children Are:

Amazing........acknowledge them
Believable........ trust them
Childlike........allow them
Divine........ honor them
Energetic........ nourish them
Fallible........embrace them
Gifts........ treasure them
Here now........ be with them
Innocent........ delight with them
Joyful........appreciate them
Kindhearted........ learn from them
Lovable........cherish them
Magical........ fly with them
Noble........ esteem them
Open minded........respect them
Precious........value them
Questioners........encourage them
Resourceful........ support them
Spontaneous........ enjoy them
Talented........believe in them
Unique........ affirm them
Vulnerable........ protect them
Whole........ recognize them
Xtra special........ celebrate them
Yearning........ notice them
Zany........laugh with them
~author unknown

~Einstein was 4 years old before he could speak.
~Isaac Newton did poorly in grade school and was considered "unpromising."
~Beethoven's music teacher once said of him, "As a composer, he is hopeless."
~When Thomas Edison was a youngster, his teacher told him he was too stupid
to learn anything. He was counseled to go into a field where he might succeed
by virtue of his pleasant personality.
~F.W. Woolworth got a job in a dry goods store when he was 21, but his
employer would not permit him to wait on customers because he
"didn't have enough sense to close a sale."
~Michael Jordan was cut from his high-school basketball team.
~Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Bob Cousy suffered the same fate.
~A newspaper editor fired Walt Disney because he "lacked imagination
and had no good ideas."
~Winston Churchill failed the sixth grade and had to repeat it because he did
not complete the tests that were required for promotion.
~Babe Ruth struck out 1,300 times -- a major-league record.
He was also the most notorious womanizer in the sports world.
A person may make mistakes, but isn't a failure until he (or she) starts
blaming someone else. We must believe in ourselves, and somewhere along
the road of life, we must meet someone who sees greatness in us,
expects it from us, and lets us know it. It is the golden key to success.
~Ann Landers

A Box of Crayons

While walking in a toy store
the day before today,
I overheard a crayon box
with many things to say.

"I don't like red!" said yellow.
And green said, "Nor do I!"
And no one here likes orange,
but no one knows quite why."

"We are a box of crayons
that really doesn't get along,"
said blue to all the others
"something here is wrong!"

Well, I bought that box of crayons
and took it home with me
and laid out all the crayons
so the crayons could all see.

They watched me as I colored
with red and blue and green
and black and white and orange
and every color in between.

They watched as green
became the grass
and blue became the sky.
The yellow sun was shining bright
on white clouds drifting by.

Colors changing as they touched,
becoming something new.
They watched me as I colored.
They watched till I was through.

And when I'd finally finished,
I began to walk away.
And as I did the crayon box
had something more to say...

"I do like red!" said the yellow
and green said, "So do I!"
"And blue you are terrific
so high up in the sky."

"We are a box of crayons
each of us unique,
but when we get together
the picture is complete."

Now if we could just learn from this box of crayons
this world would be a better place.
Shane DeRolf

The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.
~Author Unknown

The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.
~William Arthur Ward~

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."
--Mark Van Doren

I am still learning.
- Michelangelo

There's no word in the language I revere more than 'teacher.'
My heart sings when a kid refers to me as his teacher, and it always has.
I've honored myself and the entire family of man by becoming a teacher."
--Pat Conroy, Prince of Tides

WHAT DO TEACHERS MAKE

(Author unknown)

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 reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: "
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.""

To stress his point he said to another guest; ""You're a teacher. Be
honest. What do you make?""

Having a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "
"You want to know what I make? "
"I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
"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.""

I paused and continued. ""You want to know what I make?
'I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.' What do you make?""

(Abby, Thanks for passing this on!)

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