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|  billzbob Registered Member
 Date Joined Jul 2004 Total Posts : 82 | Posted 8/12/2004 6:56 AM (GMT -6) |   | A TEACHER
After being interviewed by the school administration, the eager teaching prospect said:
"Let me see if I've got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids and fill their every waking moment with a love for learning. And I'm supposed to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity, modify their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse and even censor their T-shirt messages and dress habits.
You want me to wage a war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, check their backpacks for weapons of mass destruction, and raise their self-esteem.
You want me to teach them patriotism, good citizenship, sportsmanship, and fair play, how and where to register to vote, how to balance a checkbook, and how to apply for a job.
I am to check their heads for lice, maintain a safe environment, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, offer advice, write letters of recommendation for student employment and scholarships, encourage respect for their elders and future employers.
And I am to communicate regularly with the parents by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.
All of this I am to do with just a piece of chalk, a computer, a few books, a bulletin board, and a big smile AND on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps!
You want me to do all of this, and you expect me NOT TO PRAY?"
~Teacher Unknown~ | | Back to Top | | |
   |  billzbob Registered Member
 Date Joined Jul 2004 Total Posts : 82 | Posted 8/13/2004 10:00 AM (GMT -6) |   | I think you could search elsewhere for what is MOST important in the story.
(If you can read this, and you aren't in prison, thank a teacher!) | | Back to Top | | |
  |  billzbob Registered Member
 Date Joined Jul 2004 Total Posts : 82 | Posted 8/14/2004 3:51 AM (GMT -6) |   | | On your way to seminary, pack your concordance....and an apple. | | Back to Top | | |
  |  billzbob Registered Member
 Date Joined Jul 2004 Total Posts : 82 | Posted 8/14/2004 9:55 AM (GMT -6) |   | | | |
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