Written By: Andrea Thanos
Now I know this is something we have talked about continuously throughout our blog, but I am going to touch on this topic as well. There are people in life who will listen closely after they ask your major and when you respond with “education” they will seem confused. They will claim it is so easy to do, and more oftentimes than not ask you “why?”
The first time I heard the saying “He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.” was when I was in middle school. At first, I don’t think I fully understood the meaning of it, until well I did. It hit me and it kind of hurt because this was the first time I had heard someone publicly question the value of teaching. So many people throughout my life who have been my biggest motivators, and who have influenced my life in the greatest ways have been educators. Some of these people include my swim coach who has been my coach since the age of seven, my mom and my aunt and I was insulted for them after hearing this.
All of these people who have shown such a great light on my life are so capable and so respected. Not just anyone is able to put in the amount of patience, care, and passion in their professions as teachers are able to. To spend one's life dedicated to helping others isn’t something that young learners should build a learned negative connotation towards. It is something that should be looked at with great respect.
So, when the next person asks you “Why?” I hope you can look them straight in the eye and say “Why not?” Why not care for others success in the way I care for my own? Why not put in extra hours every day perfecting lesson plans so that my students get the most out of each lesson? Why not teach?
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