http://jewneric.com/dont-burst-my-bubble/2007/09/04/ A New Platform for the Jewish Voice Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://jewneric.com/dont-burst-my-bubble/2007/09/04/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Smushey Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:33:30 +0000 http://jewneric.com/dont-burst-my-bubble/2007/09/04/#comment-8 "Those who can, do; those who can't do, teach." Only those of us actually in education know how very absurd that statement is. how many friends have snickered at our chosen profession (without which there would be no Chosen People), as we ourselves realize that, faced with twenty restless five or ten year olds, those same mocking smiles would turn to terror and despair? There is a draw to education, and the delight and psychological energy flowing through an effective classroom is rarely matched. “Those who can, do; those who can’t do, teach.” Only those of us actually in education know how very absurd that statement is. how many friends have snickered at our chosen profession (without which there would be no Chosen People), as we ourselves realize that, faced with twenty restless five or ten year olds, those same mocking smiles would turn to terror and despair? There is a draw to education, and the delight and psychological energy flowing through an effective classroom is rarely matched.

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