A Story I Always Liked and Wanted to Share

What do teachers make? 
"The dinner guests were sitting around a table discussing life. One man a CEO decided to explain what's wrong with education. His opinion was that how can a kid learn anything from someone that decided to be a teacher as a career. He said the following quote to his guests, "Those who can do, those who can't teach". He said to a guest, "Ned you're a teacher, what do you make?". Ned who had a reputation for honesty replied, "you want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they thought they ever could. I make a c plus feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor. I make kids sit through a forty minute class when their parents can't make them sit for five without an Ipod. I make them question. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibility for their own actions. I teach them to write then I make them write. I make my classroom a place where all kids feel safe. I make my students stand and place a hand over their heart and say the Pledge of Allegiance. I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts they can succeed in life. Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention. You want to know what I make? I make a difference.