He says the problem with teachers is, “What will a kid learn from someone who chose to become a teacher?” He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say about teachers: Those who can, do; and those who can't, teach.

I decide to bite my tongue instead of biting his and resist the urge to remind the other dinner guests that it's also true what they say about lawyers — that they make money from the misfortune of others.

"I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor," he says to me. “Be honest. What do you make?”