Teaching sometimes seems like not one profession, but every profession. We ask them to be doctor and diplomat, calf-herder, map-maker, wizard and watchman, electricians of the mind.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.
I love working with kids and helping others, so I feel like a career in teaching would be perfect.
Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the 'naturals', the ones who somehow know how to teach.
I think teaching should be a vocation, and they should be paid more for it.
Teaching is a profession in which capacity building should occur at every stage of the career - novices working with accomplished colleagues, skillful teachers sharing their craft, and opportunities for teacher leadership.
Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.
I loved reading and writing, and teaching was the most exalted profession I could imagine.
I came from a farming background, and my career was teaching.
Sure, just like there are bad lawyers, bad doctors and bad politicians, there are people who aren't cut out to be teachers. But by and large, the people who are called to be teachers are passionate about the profession.
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
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