HighSchool Fan
01-17-2006, 09:15 AM
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, fair play, how 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 anti-social behavior, make sure all students pass
the mandatory state exams, even those who don't come to school regularly
or complete any of their assignments.
Plus, I am to make sure that all of the students with disabilities get
an equal education regardless of the extent of their mental or physical
disability. 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, a big
smile AND on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps!
You want me to do all of this and yet you expect me......
NOT TO PRAY???
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, fair play, how 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 anti-social behavior, make sure all students pass
the mandatory state exams, even those who don't come to school regularly
or complete any of their assignments.
Plus, I am to make sure that all of the students with disabilities get
an equal education regardless of the extent of their mental or physical
disability. 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, a big
smile AND on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps!
You want me to do all of this and yet you expect me......
NOT TO PRAY???