• Supercritical@lemmy.world
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    8 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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      8 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.

      • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
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        8 months 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.

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        8 months ago

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

        Maybe I shouldn’t teach anymore.

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      8 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.

        • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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          8 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.