What do Teachers make ?

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 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 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.
> I make
> my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to
> say the
> Pledge of
> Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we
> live in the United States of America.
>
> 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," " What do you make Mr. CEO?"
> His
> jaw dropped, he went silent.
> THIS
> IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY TEACHER, EVERY CEO, EVERY PERSON
> YOU KNOW.