EXCELLENT ASSESSMENT
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
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