[Gathnet] [Fwd: a teacher]

[eg]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	a teacher
Date: 	Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:39:06 +0100
From: 	Margaret Dobson <Margaret_Dobson at sil.org>
To: 	beth gathman <beth at gathman.org>



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 antisocial behavior, make sure all students pass the 
provincial 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 almost qualifies my family for food stamps!
You want me to do all of this, and then  you tell me...
        I CAN'T PRAY!?!