[Rhodes22-list] Killing time

[elle]

OK...for something productive after I have completed all the store stuff for today...I'v e been cleaning out old emails....
   
  Here's one that's funny...NOT trying to stir any pots..just read it & sigh...it's closer to the truth than many realize...;^)
   
  ...elle
     
    Teacher Applicant
                                      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 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 handicaps 


      Get an equal education 


      Regardless 


      Of the extent of their mental 


      Or physical handicap. 


      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 


      Then you tell me... 


      I CAN'T PRAY?" 















   

   

  


 


We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
       
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