Humor: Prayer In The Classroom

[Guest guest]

Good one- very funny- yep- Id be prayin'...

I am raising my own!

 

Michelle

[Guest guest]

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, and fair play, how and where 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, offer advice, write letters of

recommendation for student employment and scholarships, encourage

respect for the cultural diversity of others, and, oh yeah, always make

sure that I give the girls in my class 50 percent of my attention.

 

My contract requires me to work on my own time after school and evenings

grading papers.. Also, I must spend my summer vacation at my own

expense, working toward advance certification and a Master's degree. And

on my own time you want me to attend committee and faculty meetings, PTA

meetings, and participate in staff development training.

 

I am to be a paragon of virtue, larger than life, such that my very

presence will awe my students into being obedient and respectful of

authority. And I am to pledge allegiance to family values and this

current administration.

 

You want me to incorporate technology into the learning experience,

monitor web sites, and relate personally with each student. That

includes deciding who might be potentially dangerous and/or liable to

commit a crime in school.

 

I am to make sure all students pass the state mandatory 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 disabilities get

an equal education regardless of the extent of their mental or physical

disibility.

 

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, and a big smile AND

on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps!

 

You want me to do all of this and you expect me NOT TO PRAY? " ;-p