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.  o  _   From the Desk of the I C E-man: Page -16-
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. T> III  --=[ I C E-man's Story Book for ALL ]=--

   This is from a brand new 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 a love for learning.

   Not only that, I'm to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity,
   behaviorally modify disruptive behavior, and observe them for
   signs of abuse.

   I am to fight racism, patriotism, the war on drugs and sexually
   transmitted diseases, check their backpacks for guns and raise
   their self-esteem.

   I'm to teach them 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, but I am never to ask if they are
   in this country illegally.

   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 a respect for the cultural
   diversity of others, and, oh yeah, teach, always making sure that
   I give the girls in my class fifty percent of my attention.

   I'm required by my contract to be working on my own time (summers
   and evenings) and at my own expense towards additional certification,
   advanced certification and a master's degree, to sponsor the
   cheerleaders or the sophomore class (my choice) and after school.

   I am to attend committee and faculty meetings and participate
   in staff development training to maintain my current certification
   and 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 purchase supplies, room decorations, bulletin board supplies,
   supplies for children who can't afford them, and luxury items such
   as scissors, glue, scotch tape, paper clips, note book paper, red
   pens, and markers with my own money as there is no money in the
   budget for these  items.

   I'm to do all of this with just a piece of chalk, a few books and a
   bulletin board, and on a starting salary that qualifies my family
   for food stamps in many states.

   Is that all? Work like you don't need the money, Love like you've
   never been hurt before, and Dance like no one is watching!
 

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