I just received this as an email, thought it fit with this thread.
Teacher Applicant....
> >
> >After being interviewed by the school administration, the eager teaching
> >prospect asked:
> >"Let me see if I've got this right. You want me to go into that room with
> >all those kids, 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. And 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 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. 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
> >then you tell me...
>
> >I CAN'T PRAY ???"