blog 6

           The idea that not everyone can be a teacher is a very important one. I think the reading brings this idea across by talking about how not just everyone can walk off the streets and become a teacher. There is an old saying of “Those who can do, and those who can’t teach”. This idea is shown at the beginning of chapter nine. Not everyone should be a teacher just because they do not know what else they should be doing. People in many cases look down on teaching or think of it as a backup plan when in reality for as long as I can remember people have always said what a good teacher I would be. If this is the case, then why did everyone tell me I should pursue a backup plan job.

            Teaching should never be thought of as a backup plan. Teaching is something that many people want to do and are genuinely good at. The issue with teaching is that some people who do not do a good job at teaching ruin the reputation of good teachers. In many cases the bad is remembered more than the good which causes people to think that many teachers are genuinely bad and that they do not care. This chapter in the book establishes the fact the real and good teachers need to be hired and properly trained. If we use what this book discusses here, then I think the amount of people who can recall a bad teacher experience would drastically go down.