What do Teachers Make?

This is Patty Daum. She's the EC Best counselor. She knows every child by name, she knows how each of the children behave..Good or bad, she loves them all!

This is Lisa Kent. Top teacher in my book.She teaches 4th grade, AND she tutors! Right now she's Macen's tutor, and she is AMAZING!

And last, but certainly not least, this is Mrs. Roberson (and Miss Gabby, the High School helper) Macen has grown so much with Mrs. R. She truly loves each and every child that she teaches!

So, in honor of these teachers, I am blogging this story that my mother sent me..with a big THANK YOU to all the teachers out there! Thank God for all of you!

What Do Teachers Make?

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 emphasize his point he said to another guest; 'You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest.

What do you make?'

Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied,
'You want to know what I make?

(She paused for a second, then began...)

'Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit
for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.
You want to know what I make?'

(She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.)

''I make kids wonder. I make them question.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math. They use their God-given brain, not the
man-made calculator.
I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in
English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we live in the

United States of America.
I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow
their hearts, they can succeed in life.'

(Bonnie paused one last time, then continued.)

'Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't
everything,

I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant...

You want to know what I make?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

What do you make, Mr. CEO?'

His jaw dropped, he went silent.