Being a Teacher

I think these pretty much sum it up:

"If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job."
~Donald D. Quinn~

"Teaching is not something just anybody can do; it requires a certain drive and ambition that lies within only the select few. To be a good teacher, you must love what you're doing. You must love your work and your students the same and know where to draw the line between friendship and professionalism with them. Teaching is a privilege and should not be viewed any other way" (T. McNamara, 2005)

"In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have."
~ Lee Iacocc

"To be called 'Teacher' might indeed be one of the greatest compliments one could ever receive" ~ Kylene Beers

"To choose a profession so that you may be wealthy is selfish. To choose a profession so that others may benefit from that wealth is truly selfless."