SCHOOL TEACHERS do you ever feel this way?????

Question

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 anti-social behavior, make sure all students
pass the state 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, email, 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 qualifies my family for food stamps!

You want me to do all of this and then you tell me...

I CAN'T PRAY?"

Answer 1

That was really good LOL.

Answer 2

I believe this was written by a teacher and all I can say is "Amen".

Do I ever feel this way? You bet I do, lots of times!!

But I wouldn't do anything else. :-) The unspoken rewards are what it is all about. The times when the light bulbs go on in the students head and they say, "I got it!" Or a parent who comes up and just says, "Thanks for teaching my kid." These are the rewards that have kept me in the classroom for over 25 years.

Answer 3

I'm all for prayer.. Our school has a meeting for prayer " See you at the Pole".. the flag pole one day a year b/f school starts...
You don't have pray out loud, nor, do you need to pause for prayer... doesn't your school start with a moment of silence? My child's does...
Prayer is a matter of attitude within one's soul, that can't be outlawed.
God Bless you,

Answer 4

Wow! You hit the nail on the head with his one.