Proverb

Re:You're a teacher?(Score:1)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2005.11.16 17:25 (#14041910) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2005.11.16 2:41)
Yes, I am. Teaching social studies in high school is the only my qualified job. But because usually I work two or three different jobs at the same time, and sometimes I mentioned some of my other jobs here in Slashdot, it might be a little bit hard for readers to realise what my qualified occupation is.
About 14 years ago I tried working in a restaurant, because at that time at the age of 30, I never worked other than in teaching. I was told from my colleague very severely not from his malice but his compassionate insight - 'teachers & monks can't do anything other than their jobs'-according to him this is a proverb. (Actually there is no proverb fallen into this expression in Japanese, as a matter of fact he was a Chinese Japanese. ) I spent many years in school till the age of 27, so I was able to learn a lot only from a book. But I just felt the necessity &importance of experience intensely. Basically I have been teaching, besides I make it a rule to work at least one manual job to know well the real world.
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