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minus-squareChronographs@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·19 days agoThe 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.
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·19 days agoOh, I get its point, I just think it’s a nonsensical phrase.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoIt’s a very American thing, where we don’t value teachers. It’s nonsensical in reality, but it’s the way America operates.
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.
Oh, I get its point, I just think it’s a nonsensical phrase.
It’s a very American thing, where we don’t value teachers. It’s nonsensical in reality, but it’s the way America operates.