Those who can, Do, those who can't Teach...

Those who can, Do, those who can't, Teach
(general exposition)

How many of you have heard of the above phrase?
The adage is attributed to Bernard Shaw who came up with in "Maxims for Revolutionists". And of course, because of the word "Teach", people like me, have become the butt of many a joke. It seems to imply that the educators are a breed of inept, inefficient and irrational people...

It seems to imply that those who end up in the teaching profession are people who have failed, or would likely end up as failures.

Does that mean that teachers are not the movers and shakers of the world? That those who teach do so because they can't "Do"? ....that the people who are supposedly to open up young minds, and 'mould the future', cannot become successful in the things they do?

I have heard many who have risen , and proudly proclaim "I made it through my own effort."..."or there was nothing I learnt in school that made me what I am" ..."School did not prepare me for life."....sigh.

So am I one of 'those who can't" ?

I speak in defence of people who are in the profession because they CAN DO....the people with the passion, and the knowledge...the skills, the committment...and the conviction that they do make a difference in the life of others. They TEACH...because they CAN...and they are among the best out there...the quiet, unobstrusive warriors and heroes.


Today
I learn to understand
Who I am
What I am
and Why I am the way I am...

The child, the adult, the rebel, the peacemaker
The friend, the adversary, the student, the teacher...
The roles I play are deep within my being.

I can choose...
to be who I am
what I want to be
How I want to be me...

To be the person who I really am
will change my sea of red to green to blue
I must learn to let go...
If I am to be really me....
(Dee - Nov 2008)


P/S: Today I had affirmation from one whose opinion really matters. Even though others may not think so, I rest assured...I am grateful