Had a terrible day the other day. I am back at school and it is, let's say. . . disheartening. I am tired of listening to empty rhetoric about education. I am tired of being threatened by superiors. I am tired of stupid metaphors, along the lines of, "We gotta get the right people on the bus, and the wrong people off the bus." Orientation feels more and more like a Baptist tent revival.
In any case, I went an did the only thing a girl can do after a bad day: I got dressed up and went to the Standard rooftop bar and had a glass of expensive champagne. Mr. ATL and had a lovely time. We met "normal" people from Pittsburgh and had a great conversation about education, life,the economy and politics. It was a refreshing reminder that all of the world is not stupid and careless. We laughed and enjoyed each other for a few hours. Then we went our separate ways. It is nice to be human every once and a while. To free myself from the self imposed burden of perfection. Sometimes all you can do is have a drink and laugh with the people from Pittsburgh.
Yeah you're right, we definitely gotta get the wrong people off the bus. Cuz at the end of the day, it's all about the kids. You gotta give them a new paradigm and get them thinking proactively. You teachers are a ball team and you gotta work like a team to bring in those homers. Everyone's gotta job to do, even the left fielder. So go that extra mile and give a hunnerd and ten percent cuz their our no bad kidz just bad teeches.
ReplyDeleteI want to thank Jesus and my mom and of course the offensive line for making this W possible. Also, I wanna give a shout out to my baby mamma Sharice. What up girl! I love you! Uh, yeah, and I just want everyone to know I'm going to reinvest in the community...
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