• Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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        19 days ago

        The original phrase is pretty lame anyway. If you can’t do a thing, how can you be expected to teach it? I’d rather have a teacher that actually knows how to do the thing they’re trying to teach me.

        • Chronographs@lemmy.zip
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          19 days ago

          The saying isn’t trying to convey that people who can’t do something are well suited to teach it, it’s disparaging teachers by saying if they were any good at what they teach they would be doing it instead of teaching it.

            • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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              18 days ago

              It’s a very American thing, where we don’t value teachers. It’s nonsensical in reality, but it’s the way America operates.

        • rockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafe
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          19 days ago

          Probably better phrasing would be “Those who used to do, teach”. As in, teachers/coaches might be people who due to any number of circumstances can’t participate in doing the thing directly, but have experience in it.