Colleges and universities need English education professors who know what it is to teach five classes a day, accommodate IEPs, and still take on extracurricular activities. They need English education professors who not only present at NCTE Annual Conventions, but who also want to be in schools talking to teachers on a regular basis. They need English education professors who have been in the National Writing Project, who have mentored interns, who read "English Journal", who care passionately about the importance of teaching English language arts. Having made the professional change himself, the author urges other middle school and high school English teachers to consider becoming professors of English education.