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Tue 20 Jul, 2004 11:31 pm
Here's where I will be posting all of the absurd, surreal, ridiculous stuff I witness as a public high school teacher in southern California. So today in my summer school class a boy approached my desk with a very concerned look on his face while pointing to his forearm. Me: "What's wrong?" , student: Mr. O I have two mosquito bites on my arm. Me: "You'll live", student: "Do you have anything for it, it itches?". Me: "Why don't you go across the street to Albertson's and buy some Caladryl lotion", student: blank look.
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Welcome to A2K bleibalien :-D
Welcome Bleibalien, if you ask us nicely, we will take you to our leader...
You say this is a high school kid? I suspect I have determined the reason for this boy being in summer school...
Welcome - I am a high school teacher in NH.
Talk about absurd - the past few month have opened my eyes even wider: My school had a student (senior) who was repeatedly defecating on the boys' room floor (anger issues). When he was finally caught, his punishment was to be kicked out of school and given a private tutor to make sure he was graduated. (We have special ed to thank for that, BTW.)
So, the way to get out of school and get a private tutor is by being a total scum bag? Aren't you just giving the kid what he wants?
Trust me, that's not what I would give him.
Catherine Crier's "The Case Against Lawyers" (Ch. 3) looks specifically at the world of education and why it's sooo bad (generalization - there are some wonderful moments, but in the big picture....). As long as the experts are in charge, it won't get better.
Hi, Bleibalien and Bermbits. Just stopping in to say "THANK YOU for teaching our little hellians!"
(No, that wasn't one of mine that pooped on the floor)
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