Frazz by Jef Mallett for April 09, 2001
April 08, 2001
April 10, 2001
Transcript:
"Why is Mrs. Olsen a teacher if she hates kids?" "It's not just kids. She hates everybody. And she's got to do something for a living." "She could be a professional wrestler." "Fine, if you want to picture her in tights."
Okay, seriously? NOBODY gets into teaching hating children. Case in point: my wonderful spanish teacher. When I was in her class, we sang songs, we danced, we got in the intercom and caroled for the whole school in spanish. When I went back ten years later, the kids were calling her a ‘mean’ teacher. They weren’t singing, they weren’t dancing, and she had to call them to quiet more than once just to get through announcements. She wasn’t mean, she was worn out and exasperated. Please, for love of mercy and fairness, do not spread the misconceptioin ANY teacher starts out mean. You don’t get into the teaching field unless you love learning, teaching, and kids.