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After being interviewed by the school administration, the teaching prospect said, "Let me see if I�ve got this right: You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning. You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.
You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook and apply for a job. You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the state exams.
You want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.
You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps. You want me to do all this, and then you tell me.............. I CAN�T PRAY?"
A man walks into a bar and orders one shot. Then he looks into his shirt pocket and orders another shot. After he finishes, he looks into his shirt pocket again and orders another shot. The bartender is curious and askes him "every time you order a shot, you look in your shirt pocket. Why?" The man replies, "I have a picture of my wife in my pocket and when she starts to look good, I go home." ...
A teacher is explaining biology to her 4th grade students. �Human beings are the only animals that stutter,� she says. Little Johnny raises his hand. �I had a kitty-cat who stuttered,� he volunteered.
The teacher, knowing how precious some of these stories could become, asked young Johnny to describe the incident.
�Well,� he began, �I was in the back yard with my kitty and the Rottweiler that lives next door got a running start and before we knew it, he jumped over the fence into our yard!
�That must�ve been scary,� said the teacher.
�It sure was!� said Johnny. �My kitty raised his back, went �Fffff, Fffff, Fffff�� and before he could say �F*ck�, the Rottweiler ate him!�