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[-] supercritical@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

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

A phrase that would bounce around when I was in grad school.

[-] wintermutehal@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago

I find this phrase rather demeaning. I am a damn good Instructional Designer, but I would eventually like to teach this to others.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Well, do while you can do. After that, you can teach?

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

As someone who fakes their way through life and can't teach, it's also demeaning to me. I don't know what I'm doing, can't really do it, and certainly shouldn't be teaching anyone else.

[-] MrClayman@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I also find it demeaning. I can do so much, but I CHOOSE to teach.

Maybe I shouldn’t teach anymore.

[-] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

So do it till you calm down later in life, and then teach younger people

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 34 points 2 years ago

The saying sucks because it implies that they tried doing something in the private field and failed into teaching. Most teachers went directly into teaching, so they succeeded.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

It’s a dumb saying. Teaching is harder than many jobs

[-] mcmoor@bookwormstory.social 3 points 2 years ago

Well you don't need to be good at teaching to be a teacher

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

You could say that about many jobs, especially ones that don’t offer competitive wages. I have had quite a few different jobs and there are always people that have no business holding the role they do.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Usually said by angry types who never did either one.

[-] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Yeah that's so out of context that it speaks to the intelligence of students repeating it. It came from the old trades and people retiring into teaching after they literally couldn't do it anymore, not that they weren't once capable. Very similar to the "Bad apples" quote.

[-] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Wow, what a stupid thing to be around.

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