One of the ladies on LOC put this up today, and I thought it was interesting.

'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
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?"'