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Cowboy Wisdom

— Author Unknown  Don’t name a pig you plan to eat.  Country fences need to be horse high, pig tight, and bull strong.  Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.  Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.  Life is …

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What Teachers Make

teacher helping students in class

By Taylor MaliÔÇ¿

He says the problem with teachers is, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?" He reminds the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about teachers:
Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.

I decide to bite my tongue instead of his and resist the temptation to remind the other dinner guests that it's also true what they say about lawyers.

Because we're eating, after all, and this is polite company.

"I mean, you're a teacher, Taylor," he says. "Be honest. What do you make?"

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