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To: blueunicorn6

Those who can do, do.
Those who can’t do, teach.
Those who can’t teach, become politicians.


28 posted on 03/30/2016 3:12:08 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Those who can’t teach, teach teachers.


31 posted on 03/30/2016 3:18:17 PM PDT by Romulus
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To: dfwgator
You wrote:

Those who can do, do.
Those who can’t do, teach.

I hate that saying. I won't deny that teaching is an easy profession. I have taught over 50 different courses (mostly undergraduate mathematics) while I was a professor. My first job was as a draftsman before AutoCAD. However, I quickly learned that I could make more money tutoring Physics, Calculus, and Physical Chemistry than doing drafting work. In the late 70’s I made up to $25/hour tutoring. I have also been a Store Manager, consultant, and I have testified three times in Federal court as an expert witness. I have made $10,000 in one hour because I could solve a problem that stumped over a hundred engineers. As an applied mathematician, I have created thousands of new formulas in mathematics, and I have written several papers in mathematics.

Some of us can teach and do.

However, I am not qualified to teach in a high school because I do not have(or want) a degree in education. The first step in improving our schools is to get rid of the education departments at every university, and make the teachers get a real academic degree.

58 posted on 03/30/2016 6:54:55 PM PDT by Do the math (Doug)
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To: dfwgator
You wrote:

Those who can do, do.
Those who can’t do, teach.

I hate that saying. I won't deny that teaching is an easy profession. I have taught over 50 different courses (mostly undergraduate mathematics) while I was a professor. My first job was as a draftsman before AutoCAD. However, I quickly learned that I could make more money tutoring Physics, Calculus, and Physical Chemistry than doing drafting work. In the late 70’s I made up to $25/hour tutoring. I have also been a Store Manager, consultant, and I have testified three times in Federal court as an expert witness. I have made $10,000 in one hour because I could solve a problem that stumped over a hundred engineers. As an applied mathematician, I have created thousands of new formulas in mathematics, and I have written several papers in mathematics.

Some of us can teach and do.

However, I am not qualified to teach in a high school because I do not have(or want) a degree in education. The first step in improving our schools is to get rid of the education departments at every university, and make the teachers get a real academic degree.

59 posted on 03/30/2016 6:54:56 PM PDT by Do the math (Doug)
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