In a message dated 4/11/01 7:12:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ShngSprt writes: > >> From: Lady TQ >> To: ShngSprt >> >> >> 21st Century Teacher >> 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 love for learning. >> Not only that, I'm supposed to instill a sense of pride in their >> ethnicity, behaviorally modify disruptive behavior, observe them for signs >> of abuse and T-shirt messages. >> I am to fight the war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, check >> their backpacks for guns and raise their self esteem. I'm 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 occasionally for lice, maintain a safe >> environment, recognize signs of potential 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. >> I'm required by my contract to be working on my own time summer and >> evenings at my own expense toward advance certification and a master's >> degree; and after school, I am to attend committee and faculty meetings >> and participate in staff development training to maintain my employment >> status. >> 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. >> I am to pledge allegiance to supporting family values, a return to the >> basics, and to my current administration. I am to incorporate technology >> into the learning, and monitor all Web sites while providing a personal >> relationship with each student. >> I am to decide who might be potentially dangerous and/or liable to commit >> crimes in school or who is possibly being abused, and I can be sent to >> jail for not mentioning these suspicions. >> I am to make sure all students pass the state and federally mandated >> testing and all classes, whether or not they attend school on a regular >> basis or complete any of the work assigned. Plus, I am expected to make >> sure that all of the students with handicaps are guaranteed a free and >> equal education, regardless of their mental or physical handicap. >> I am to communicate frequently with each student's parent by letter, >> > > > >> I'm to do all of this with just a piece of chalk, a computer, a few >> books, a bulletin board, a 45 minute more-or-less plan time and a big >> smile, all on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps >> in many states. >> > > >> > > > > > > "What you accept, you teach---- the choices you make dictate the life you -- those you impact----lead" > > http://www.rit.edu/~rbbetc/index.htm > >