[Rhodes22-list] Killing time

[Ellner]

elle----have 3 teachers in the family & this is one they all have 
laminated & in a drawer to refer to on 'those days!'     mary







At 02:13 PM 9/15/2007, you wrote:
>OK...for something productive after I have completed all the store 
>stuff for today...I'v e been cleaning out old emails....
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>   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...;^)
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>   ...elle
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>     Teacher Applicant
>                                       After being interviewed
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>       By the school administration,
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>       The eager teaching prospect
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>       Said:
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>       "Let me see
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>       If I've got this right.
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>        You want me to go into that room with all those kids,
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>       And
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>       Fill their every waking moment with a love for learning,
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>       And
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>       I'm supposed to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity, 
> modify their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse and
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>       Even censor their T-shirt messages and dress habits.
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>       You want me to wage a war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases,
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>       Check their backpacks for weapons of mass destruction, and
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>       Raise their self esteem.
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>       You want me to teach them patriotism, good citizenship, 
> sportsmanship, fair play, how to register to vote,
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>       How to balance a checkbook,
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>       And
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>       How to apply for a job.
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>       I am to check their heads for lice, maintain
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>       A safe environment,
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>       Recognize
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>       Signs of anti-social behavior, make sure all students pass 
> the state exams,
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>       Even those who don't come to school regularly or
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>       Complete any of their assignments.
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>       Plus,
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>       I am to make sure that all of the students with handicaps
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>       Get an equal education
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>       Regardless
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>       Of the extent of their mental
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>       Or physical handicap.
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>       I am to communicate regularly with the parents
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>       By letter, telephone,
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>       Newsletter and report card.
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>       All of this I am to do
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>       With just
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>       A piece of chalk,
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>       A computer,
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>       A few books,
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>       A bulletin board,
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>       A big smile
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>       AND
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>       On a starting salary
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>       That qualifies my family
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>       For food stamps!
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>       You want me
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>       To do all of this
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>       And
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>       Then you tell me...
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>       I CAN'T PRAY?"
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>We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
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