TEACHER

Who is a teacher??

This is a very good one !
very moving ! From A School Principal's speech at a graduation..


He said "Doctor wants his child to become a doctor.........
Engineer wants his child to become engineer......
Businessman wants his ward to become CEO.....
BUT a teacher also wants his child to become one of them..!!!!
Nobody wants to become a teacher BY CHOICE" ....Very sad but that's the truth.....!!!
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued,
"What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
To stress his point he said to another guest;
"You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"

Teacher Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied,
"You want to know what I make?
(She paused for a second, then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 min. without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make
?
(She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table)

I make kids wonder.

I make them question.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

I teach them how to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything.

I make them read, read, read.

I make them show all their work in math.
They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.

I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life

( Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)

Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant. You want to know what I make ?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ALL YOUR LIVES, EDUCATING KIDS AND PREPARING THEM TO BECOME CEO's ,AND DOCTORS AND ENGINEERS..........

What do you make Mr. CEO?
His jaw dropped; he went silent.

THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY TEACHER & CEO, EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW. Even all personal teachers like mother, father, brother, sister, coach and spiritual leader/teacher.

A Tribute to Steven R Covey (1932-2012)

The Herald of Good Habits is no more. 

Stephen R. Covey, author of the bestselling motivational book " The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died on Monday(16th July, 2012) at an Idaho hospital from injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident in April, family members said in a statement. He was 79.

Covey, a former professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, founded an executive training center in Salt Lake City that merged in 1997 with Franklin Quest Co to form FranklinCovey, a leading provider of time-management seminars and publications.

The essence of “human-potential guru” Covey’s message might have been unremarkable. But, as he famously said once, “ What’s common sense is just isn’t common practice.”

Steven Covey called his seven nuggets of knowledge natural laws, like gravity. He should know, Covey himself cam up in Life scripting his own fate. A promising atheletic career was cut short by degeneration in his legs, causing him to use crutches for three years ass a teenager.

The mantra of his life is best captured by this quote – “If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find the definintion of success.”
Covey sold more than 20 million books in 38 languages and had four titles that each sold more than 1 million copies.

Steve’s Seven Habits.

1. Be Proactive.
2. Begin with the end in mind.
3. Put first things first.
4. Think ‘win-win’.
5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
6. Synergise.
7. Sharpen the saw; that is , undergo frequent self-renewal.

His books –

The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People: Restoring the Character Ethic(1989).
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness(2004).
Seven Habits for Highly Effective Families(1997).
The Leader in Me (2008).
First Things First.
The 3rd Alternative: Solving Life’s Most Difficult Problems.
Principle Centered Leadership.
You can Make it Happen.