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Message: [QUOTE="huskeynut, post: 2577573, member: 750"] Meyers7 - always liked your posts but I have to disagree with some of this. Having spent my career in education, 33 years as a band director and an administrator, I have always taken exception to "those that can't, teach." It is insulting to those who spend untold hours in the classroom and in preparation for their classes. I'm talking about those teachers who do their jobs at a high level. My daughter-in-law, a kindergarten teacher, is one of those. And I will be the first to admit, there are those who should not be in the classroom. I challenged many to come in and do my job - 100+ kids at once with noise makers in their hands. And my job required my taking my classroom public at least 2 times a year. High school was more like one a week in the fall (marching band - competative) and then another 3 or 4 times by June. Funny, I had no takers. I will agree that too many administrators never spent enough time in the classroom before climbing the ladder. They are terrible to work with. But I also worked with some great administrators. I won't even mention how many times I clashed with a guidance counselor or two. So don't get me started on that one! So let me conclude, we may disagree on some of this, which I'm fine with. And yes, I still play my horn professionally in my retirement. Some gigs I get paid for and some I don't. I did play professionally and I did teach. [/QUOTE]