Here is a quotation from President David O. McKay that I absolutely love about the importance of teaching. It's on a plaque in the McKay Building so you may have happened to see it at some point.
"I think it must be apparent to every thinking mind that the noblest of all professions is that of teaching, and that upon the effectiveness of that teaching hangs the destiny of nations." - David O. McKay
Sometimes I feel like people look down on teachers as taking the easy way out somehow - like deciding to teach is a cop-out profession. I like how this quotation expresses how important it is for society to have good teachers. It reassures me that what I'm doing is worthwhile (although I may still get scorned by students from other "more impressive" majors).
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I love that quote too. Because...I don't feel like it's taking the easy way out...I feel like people who say that are nuts. I think teaching sounds hard! haha. I'm afraid of it, but I want to do it so much. So I'm glad I've got a prophet behind me saying it's the noblest of all. Phew.
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