Meet the Teacher, Beat the Teacher.
Equal rights don't always equal equal lefts.
I recently posted a video titled "A Teacher's Analysis on Black Student Slapping White Teacher at Parkland High School."
However, to understand the full scope of "Equal rights do not equal EQUAL lefts," you must view the uncut raw footage from start to end.
Pretty jarring. It raises emotions such as anger and even fear to the extent that adults wanting to earn a living and gain a sense of fulfillment in teaching will leave the classroom on a stretcher EOY.
Meet the teacher early with a smile on your face.
Beat the teacher later with style and grace. Maybe that's the story behind our young black hero in the video.
The Other Day…
I had a conversation with my wife, and she said something startling:
"The whole system is gonna have to come crumbling down to build itself back up."
Teaching is rough. There is no doubt about it.
In my most certainly dubious, honest opinion, our precious societal infrastructure contributes to the decay of education.
From poor parenting to the adoption of questionable ideologies, kids run rampant because they feel empowered to do so.
And why wouldn't they? Consequences are nonexistent (barely).
I don't know if you're a Dragon Ball Z fan, but there's a part where a small group of hellions called "Cell Juniors" are beating the living daylights out of the anime's protagonist.
The above image accurately illustrates how teachers feel beat up by, well, not just students but multiple parties. Don't look at this tiny darling fisting the hero Goku as a metaphor for students, but any entity that views the educator as a classroom punching bag.
Yes, sports fans, education does feel like a hell hole where the weeping and gnashing of teeth can be heard from people out to eat you alive, to make your life miserable when all you want to do is educate the future.
Hopefully, they won't rob you later. That's a bleak way to look at the next generation, but it's a realistic viewpoint. Equipping the youth with skills that allow them to feel like they are constructively contributing to society while lining their own pockets is a great feeling.
I'm assuming you are a teacher reading dis' here article. Whether you are or are not, there's something for you to gain from understanding the current student body and how unpredictable the career is becoming.
Despite all this, I still encourage:
- You to stay teaching
- Become a teacher
- Or leave entirely
Each bullet point is admirable. I once left the profession and re-entered it again during the most questionable time to enter teaching. I will not be doing this forever.
And that, my friend, is a reality, good or bad, that you must also accept.
Enjoy the classroom circus at The Teacher Show to learn how to navigate or escape education.
