Good Question

TEACHER INTERVIEW

After being interviewed by the school administration, the eager
prospective teacher 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 mandatory 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.
And I am to communicate regularly with the parents by letter,
telephone, newsletter 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 yet you expect me... NOT TO
PRAY?