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He says, "The problem with teachers is
What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?
HAHAHA HAR!
He reminds the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about teachers:
Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.
HAHAHA HAR HAR!
I decide to bite my tongue instead of his.
and resist the temptation to remind the dinner guests that it's also true what they say about lawyers.
Because we're eating, after all, and this is polite conversation
I mean, you're a teacher, Taylor. Be honest. What do you make?
And I wish he hadn't done that.
asked me to be honest because, you see, I have this policy about honesty and ***-‐kicking
if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.
(applause)
You want to know what I make!?!
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor and an A-‐ feel like a slap in the face.
How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best
You wanna know what I make?!?
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence.
No, you cannot not work in groups. No, you can't ask a question.
Put your hand down!
Why won't I let you go to the bathroom? Because you're bored and you don't really have to go do you?
You wanna know what I make?!?
I make parents tremble in fear when I call home at around dinner time.
Hi. This is Mr. Mali. I hope I haven't called at a bad time,
I just wanted to talk to you about something your son said today.
He said "Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don't you?
And that was noblest act of courage I have ever seen.
I make parents see their children for who they are and who they can be.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids question. I make them criticize. I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them write, write, write. I make them read. I make them spell
definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful over and over again until they will never misspell
either one of those words again.
I make them show all their work in math and hide it on their final drafts in English.
I make them understand that if you've got this, then you follow this,
and if someone ever tries to judge you based on what you make, you give them this.
Here, let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true:
I make a *** difference! Now what about you?
(APPLAUSE)