I’m glad I’m a teacher.
I would rather be a teacher than a statesman
For he deals with finished citizens
I deal with future citizens
I would rather be a teacher than a great business executive
For he works with facts and figures and lifeless coins
But I work with mind that live and open
With the future that unfolds and principles that grow
I would rather be a teacher than any explorer
For he explores uncharted seas
But I explore uncharted minds
And discover treasure islands
And continents of untold possibilities
I would rather be a teacher than a scientist
For though he studies the wonders of the rocks
And the beauty of the stars
And the miracles of planets
And the glory of the skies
I deal with that which is still more miraculous
In the throbbing human hearts, unfolding human lives
And the formation of lifetime character.
Source -> an English teacher
I would rather be a teacher than a statesman
For he deals with finished citizens
I deal with future citizens
I would rather be a teacher than a great business executive
For he works with facts and figures and lifeless coins
But I work with mind that live and open
With the future that unfolds and principles that grow
I would rather be a teacher than any explorer
For he explores uncharted seas
But I explore uncharted minds
And discover treasure islands
And continents of untold possibilities
I would rather be a teacher than a scientist
For though he studies the wonders of the rocks
And the beauty of the stars
And the miracles of planets
And the glory of the skies
I deal with that which is still more miraculous
In the throbbing human hearts, unfolding human lives
And the formation of lifetime character.
Source -> an English teacher