• Supercritical@lemmy.world
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    7 months 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
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      7 months ago

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

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      7 months 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.

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          7 months 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.