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Actually, those who canāt teach, are still teachingā¦they just donāt get noticed in the morass of budget cuts, too large classes, not being able to correct their students and students running amuck shooting up everybody!!! Letās not even get into what they have to teach, unless you want to talk about history being reduced to how evil our founding fathers were, how 2-plus-two-equals-5, and I-donāt-know-what they do in English. (But itās obviously not teaching how to construct a paragraph with grammatical sentences, correctly spelled words and a coherent thought on a subject.)
Iāve always resented that asseveration! How about: Those whose nobility doesnāt depend on the size of their paycheck teach? I āDidā for 15 years before teaching teens how to ādo.ā My peers in the industry are making 2.5 times what I got paid!
Having read all comments and replies to this point, I have a few observations:1. A number of opinions are asserted as statements of fact with no supporting evidence, not even anecdotal.2. The few attempts to give evidence vaguely refer to experiential, biased anecdotes.3. Much effort was made to assert the supposed truth of a catchy old saw, āThose who can, do. Those who canāt, teach.ā Again, no actual, empirical support is offered. 3a. This aphorism is used out of context. It originates in Irish playwright George Bernard Shawās play, āMan and Superman.ā Shaw, however, was referring to revolutionaries, not teachers. It applies to a very restricted set of advice-givers who, being unable to face violent action themselves, feel they can tell others how to do it. This is not the blanket dictum people seem to believe it to be.3b. This aphorism is demonstrably false. Who among us learned to read or do arithmetic from a teacher unable to do either? Who would take golf lessons from a teacher who could not hit a ball?4. The general flavor of comments above reflects an underlying acceptance of deliberate anti-public school propaganda. 4a. Loss of faith in American public schooling began with Sputnik, when American politicians flogged the supposed failure of American schools to teach science. In truth, American public schooling had very little to do with the issue. Both countriesās space programs depended upon Nazi scientists impressed to service after WWII. 4b. The two countriesā space programs were largely equal due to Stalinās agents in the US space and nuclear programs. USSRās early success reflected their pursuit of showy, short-term successes while the US focused upon safety longer-term goals. 4c. Still, āimprovement reformsā were rushed into schools.4d. Never constrained by actual facts, politicians of both parties have continued to undermine public confidence in public education to this day. Their meddling has coincided with falling student achievement.
starfighter441 over 6 years ago
Actually those who cannot do either, administrateā¦
Mr Nobody over 6 years ago
Woody Allen said that those who canāt do, teach, and those who canāt teach, teach gym.
Milessio over 6 years ago
Those who canāt do, teach, and those who canāt teach, write text books?
wcorvi over 6 years ago
Those who canāt teach, teach teachers.
LadyPeterW over 6 years ago
Actually, those who canāt teach, are still teachingā¦they just donāt get noticed in the morass of budget cuts, too large classes, not being able to correct their students and students running amuck shooting up everybody!!! Letās not even get into what they have to teach, unless you want to talk about history being reduced to how evil our founding fathers were, how 2-plus-two-equals-5, and I-donāt-know-what they do in English. (But itās obviously not teaching how to construct a paragraph with grammatical sentences, correctly spelled words and a coherent thought on a subject.)
Brian G Premium Member over 6 years ago
Actually I thought it was a statement about dancers or maybe some sports, in that āThose who can no longer do then teachā
WCraft Premium Member over 6 years ago
Iāve always resented that asseveration! How about: Those whose nobility doesnāt depend on the size of their paycheck teach? I āDidā for 15 years before teaching teens how to ādo.ā My peers in the industry are making 2.5 times what I got paid!
comicboyz over 6 years ago
As we say in medicine; āSee One, Do One, Teach Oneā
chuckbowen1 over 6 years ago
Having read all comments and replies to this point, I have a few observations:1. A number of opinions are asserted as statements of fact with no supporting evidence, not even anecdotal.2. The few attempts to give evidence vaguely refer to experiential, biased anecdotes.3. Much effort was made to assert the supposed truth of a catchy old saw, āThose who can, do. Those who canāt, teach.ā Again, no actual, empirical support is offered. 3a. This aphorism is used out of context. It originates in Irish playwright George Bernard Shawās play, āMan and Superman.ā Shaw, however, was referring to revolutionaries, not teachers. It applies to a very restricted set of advice-givers who, being unable to face violent action themselves, feel they can tell others how to do it. This is not the blanket dictum people seem to believe it to be.3b. This aphorism is demonstrably false. Who among us learned to read or do arithmetic from a teacher unable to do either? Who would take golf lessons from a teacher who could not hit a ball?4. The general flavor of comments above reflects an underlying acceptance of deliberate anti-public school propaganda. 4a. Loss of faith in American public schooling began with Sputnik, when American politicians flogged the supposed failure of American schools to teach science. In truth, American public schooling had very little to do with the issue. Both countriesās space programs depended upon Nazi scientists impressed to service after WWII. 4b. The two countriesā space programs were largely equal due to Stalinās agents in the US space and nuclear programs. USSRās early success reflected their pursuit of showy, short-term successes while the US focused upon safety longer-term goals. 4c. Still, āimprovement reformsā were rushed into schools.4d. Never constrained by actual facts, politicians of both parties have continued to undermine public confidence in public education to this day. Their meddling has coincided with falling student achievement.