The Teacher Applicant
The 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 of 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, e-mail 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?!!"
ARE YOU CRAZY?
OR DO YOU JUST THINK I AM?
!!
Dedicated
to our teachers who are often asked to perform a nearly
impossible mission.
Thank you...our
prayers are with you!
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