Those Who Can't Do, Teach
Some people say that those who can't do, teach. I respectfully disagree. I say that those who can't do, critique. Sometimes, the two categories of teaching and critiquing overlap (after all, a large part of the job of a teacher is to critique). I suspect the confusion over this slight distinction is how the more popular saying originated. However, in my experience there are far more critics in the world who "can't do" and therefore critique, than there are teachers who "can't do" and therefore teach.
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Mar 18, 2011 05:27AM
Though I have never given it a lot of thought, I couldn't agree with you more! Case and point - me. LOL In college I took art classes because I loved them but I sucked. Whenever there were class critiques despite the condition of my own piece I never had problems verbalizing the opportunities for improvement or positive aspects of my peers pieces. (luckily I was generally well liked so I could get away with it and I was constructive) A few of my professors even commented on my ability and tried to get me to switch majors. I didn't, it was just fun for me. And now here I am an avid reader giving my opinions, be they good or bad, on published books while I have a raw (very raw) memoir of sorts of my own that is just sitting around. I'm overwhelmed at how to go about developing it further and getting it published as well as how it would be received. I read books like The Glass Castle and think I could reach out to some people, but here it sits. I will say I try to remain humble, and when I do rate a book poorly I try to explain why it wasn't for me - but may be great for someone else. It definitely doesn't escape me that no matter how horribly written (again - to me) that they've already proved more motivated and skilled than myself simple by getting a story published.... Sorry to ramble on and bore you, LOL, this particular post gave me something to think about.
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LOL, Don't apologize! If it gave you something to think about, then my mission was accomplished!
