Teachers

Back-to-school time has got me thinking about teachers.

What was with the yardstick, man?  I don't remember anything getting measured, but I remember getting hit with that thing.  a lot of classroom items were potential weapons.  There was that weird menorah-looking thing that held a bunch of pieces of chalk so you could draw multiple straight lines at once.  OR you could beat a kid with it.  and this other kid got hit right on top of his head with a GLOBE.  Such a violent place.  I mean how sharp does a pencil need to be?  There's no pencil sharpener in my home and I'm getting by just fine.

Did you go to college?  The people going "into" teaching were the biggest drunks.  and they didn't even have students to blame it on yet.  Why do so many people complain about teachers being underpaid?  It ain't that hard of a job, man.  It's like you finish school and then just keep going.  Except you get to go in that secret breakroom, finally.  Imagine some kid walking in there and helping himself to a cup of coffee.  There would be such OUTRAGE.  "Get out of here!  This is all we have!"

I have never taught a class, never seen the classroom from that PERSPECTIVE.  It's gotta be freaky.  20 kids staring at you, and nobody wants to be there.  It isn't like prison where the inmates are starved for entertainment.  You know going in that you are the worst part of their day.  The kids get so excited if they get to watch a movie, even if it's a boring one.  "YES!  ANYTHING BUT MORE OF YOU!"

Ever been to traffic school?  a roomful of adults all suddenly revert to being childish again.  The teacher asks a question and someone decides to be the CLASS CLOWN.  "I think speeding is GOOD!  You get there faster!"  No one laughs.  Imagine having to go to traffic school every day, first thing in the morning.  You eat cereal and then go.  That is what we all DID.

Anyway, some teachers are really good.  Like really really good, they help shape and change your life.  How come you only get to have the same teacher for one year?  It should be more like football where you get to have the same coach for a WHILE.  They know you, you work well together.  After graduation you could dump Gatorade on them.

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