Teachers WARNING this is a RANT

What if I were to tell you that your job was a'changin'?

You are now going to get a three month summer vacation.

2 full weeks vacation at Christmas, whoops sorry, winter break.

1 1/2 - 2 weeks vacation in the spring.

Comp days if you ever have to work in the evenings.

Comp days for continuing education, of course.

A full week of "Appreciation week" when everyone lauds your goodness and contribution to society. (Note that mothers only get one day, and that's a Sunday; they don't even get a day off for giving birth)

Parents will bring in meals and desserts for you when you have to work nights.

Associations will be set up to watch congress for you to make sure you get your fair share.

It will be "well known" to everyone that you are underpaid, so everyone feels badly and tries to get you more money. ("Our, New York State, teachers make about 35% more per hour than people serving in comparable jobs." ~Parent Friendly Schools 5/12/2010) ("Physicians make, on the average $41.93/hour, and secondary school teachers, $38.93/hour" ~Obtained from same souce)

So is it true that teachers are underpaid? This is an interesting website http://www.myshortpencil.com/hourlyearnings.htm

Group projects at school

Group projects is an evil idea that teachers came up with during the wee hours during a teachers convention. When they were all drunk. To get back at the smart kids. Because they were not the smart kids. Because who do you think does all the work in the "group" projects?

The teacher who came up with the idea was the one who took far too many sociology courses in college and thought that a widespread sociology experiment was in order. This is the same teacher who was the most drunk.

Group projects should be outlawed.

Growing old

Growing old will be easy. I've had 40 years experience being a grumpy old lady.

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One of my chiropractors is an incurable know-it-all. There I said it. I should know know-it-alls, shouldn't I?

He thinks he is so intelligent. I wish he'd shut the swear word up and crack my neck.

You can make a whole lot of extra pancakes and freeze the extra. Butter is better for you. Whole foods are more healthy.

Really?

Thanks Dr Obvious. Perhaps you should stop trying to sell that blankity blank stuff on the reception desk?

He should get himself a blog.

A minority

So I was talking with my part Native American friend, who is a member of his tribe, and he told me this story.

He is a business owner in the Cities and is a member of the minority business owner's group (or something like that). He got a call from a government minority business agency asking him to a meeting. So he set up an appointment and met with the guy.

My friend described the guy as an African American in an office with a big desk between them. The government guy takes a look at my friend and says, "Native American, huh? What tribe are you?"

Friend says, "What tribe are you?"

G Guy gets a little uncomfortable and says, "I'm African American. What's the name of your chief?"

Friend says, "What's the name of your chief?"

G Guy lets out a breath of air and says, "I'm trying to determine if you are active in your Native American community and if you are Native American."

Friend says, "Why do I have to prove that I am Native American and you do not have to prove you are Black?"

Now after this, I think things deteriorated....

My friend has a point. Why is it that only Native Americans need to prove their ancestry and tribal membership? Why is it that being only a percentage of NA discredits one from being NA, but only a percentage of any other ethnic heritage still qualifies one for being of that ethnicity? I think it's because if you want to get rid of a people, you need only to wait long enough for them for them to be diluted. Did you know there were over 300 different native tribes, with 300 different languages?

Why is Obama credited as the first black president, when his mother was a white woman from Kansas? I think he was the first mixed president. Isn't that honor enough? Wouldn't it be great if he would have always said he was mixed? Wouldn't it be great if the government didn't keep trying to divide us based on who our ancestors were? Or what color our skin is?

How much land in the Hawaiian islands is owned by native Hawaiians?

How well do you speak spanish?

By popular demand of my children...

Who were tired of being "forced" to read my Facebook page. I started blogging. I know. Could you imagine a more cruel childhood? I couldn't. It's just, too, too much. My children have had a cruel enough childhood just having me for a mom. And to think that I have been,

For the most part. At home. Full time.

I know.

The tears are streaming down your face by now.

I will pause typing so that you can get some tissues.

It will be ok.