What A Teacher Make

Jadi guru adalah hal yang nggak terpikirkan untuk gue jadikan pekerjaan sebelumnya karena stereotipe yang bermacam-macam. Mulai dari tidak menguntungkan secara finansial hingga masa depan yang suram (lagi2 karena alasan finansial)

Tapi sekarang, gue nggak bisa membayangkan bekerja dan mengisi hidup gue tanpa mengajar. Oke, gue sekolah komputer dan akuntansi. Oke gue bisa kerja di bank atau perusahaan lainnya. Tapi apakah gue akan menikmat pekerjaan gue seperti gue menikmati pekerjaan gue sebagai guru?

Suka duka yang gue jalanin kadang bikin gue lelah menjadi guru. Apa sii yang gue dapat dari pekerjaan ini? Apalagi jaman ini beda banget sama jaman gue dulu sekolah, di mana orang tua dan guru bekerja sama mendidik anak. Sekarang guru yang sangat berhati-hati pun bisa aja kena semprot hanya karena orang tua merasa membayar jasa & guru sebagai pemberi jasa yang harus mampu memberikan yang terbaik.

Tapi yang mereka selalu lupa adalah sekolah merupakan tempat belajar mempertajam hal baik yang mereka bawa dari rumah, melengkapi apa yang tidak ada di rumah, belajar bersosialisasi dan berempati.

Nyatanya, sekolah kini dilimpahi seluruh tanggung jawab yang harusnya dipikul bersama orang tua serta mengejar nilai akademik.

Satu artikel yang gue dapet dari si Coy2 benar-benar menggambarkan kehidupan gue di sekolah bersama murid-murid gue. It's true... It's really what happen..

Dan yang paling penting, apa elo bisa menjawab pertanyaan terakhir, "What do you make?"

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 these..! Nobody wants to become a teacher BY CHOICE. Very sad but that's the truth!"

A Teacher Answers

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?"

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 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make?"

She paused again and lookedat 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 theirunique 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 theywere 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