you want me to do what?

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Subject: You want me to do what?

Teachers.............

After being interviewed by the school administration, the eager teaching prospect said:

"Let me see if I have 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 am 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 their elders and future employers?

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???

Anonymous Teacher.......