Shellon Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Subject: Teacher Interview Interview! 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 handicaps get an equal education regardless of the extent of their mental or physical handicap. 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???! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 B) B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Thank you Shell, for a wonderful reminder of how important our children's teachers are and how hard they work! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolchef1248 @adelphia.net Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 i was on our local school board many years ago. i always thought myself as a teachers advocate. there is a special place in heaven for teachers. i once chaproned a trip with 4th and 5th graders. it drove me nuts! so i guess there is a special place for shool bus drivers too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Speed Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 If you can read this, thank a teacher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbuffalo Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 ...thanks, Shellon, and that's the SHORT list!!! Hehehe (but I'm not kidding). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalis Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Superb Shellon ................ absolutely brilliant Digi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dmiller
B) B)
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Morgan
Thank you Shell, for a wonderful reminder of how important our children's teachers are and how hard they work! :)
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coolchef1248 @adelphia.net
i was on our local school board many years ago.
i always thought myself as a teachers advocate.
there is a special place in heaven for teachers.
i once chaproned a trip with 4th and 5th graders.
it drove me nuts! so i guess there is a special place for shool bus drivers too!
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Brother Speed
If you can read this, thank a teacher!
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waterbuffalo
...thanks, Shellon, and that's the SHORT list!!! Hehehe (but I'm not kidding).
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Digitalis
Superb Shellon ................ absolutely brilliant
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