The rib is always "rubbing it in" that if we were both teachers we could
have the summers off together.  I've thought about going back and getting a
teaching certificate, but I'd be at the bottom of the "food chain"
salary-wise, so it wouldn't make sense.  Besides, to paraphrase what you
said, I don't think I'd have the patience to teach kids who DON'T WANT to
understand.

-Kyle


-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:59 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rules They Don't Teach You in High School


Oohh forgot about that one.  But most teachers I know personally work during
the summer.  So they don't really get vacations.

I'm not bitter about that; I'd rather be doing what I'm doing than stand (or
sit, in my case) in front of a bunch of kids, trying to teach.  I'd be a
horrible teacher as I don't have the patience to repeatedly explain things
fully to those who don't understand.

Kat

On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 14:54:17 -0400 "Cleveland, Kyle E."
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Exception to rule 9(a):  Become a public school
> teacher and work 180
> days/year, get time off for bad weather, watch
> movies and other "fun" stuff
> before holiday and summer breaks.  Become a
> Special Ed teacher and work six
> hours/day!
>
> Yes, you're darn right I'm bitter! LOL!
>
> -Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Salkin
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:50 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Rules They Don't Teach You in High
> School
>
>
> These are true... From a list someone sent me.
> Kat
>
> ELEVEN RULES YOU NEVER LEARNED IN SCHOOL...
>
> Rule 1.
> Life is not fair; get used to it.
>
> Rule 2.
> The world won't care about your self-esteem.
> The world will
> expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you
> feel good about
> yourself.
>
> Rule 3.
> You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year
> right out of high
> school.You won't be a vice president with a car
> phone, until you
> earn both.
>
> Rule 4.
> If you think your teacher is tough, wait till
> you get a boss.
> He doesn't have tenure.
>
> Rule 5.
> Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
> Your
> grandparents had a different word for burger
> flipping; they
> called it opportunity.
>
> Rule 6.
> If you mess up, it's not your parents fault, so
> don't whine
> about your mistakes, learn from them.
>
> Rule 7.
> Before you were born, your parents weren't as
> boring as they
> are now. They got that way from paying your
> bills, cleaning
> your clothes, and listening to you talk about
> how cool you
> are. So, before you save the rain forest from
> the parasites
> of your parents generation, try delousing the
> closet in your
> own room.
>
> Rule 8.
> Your school may have done away with winners and
> losers, but
> life has not. In some schools they have
> abolished failing
> grades; they'll give you as many times as you
> want to get the
> right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest
> resemblance to
> ANYTHING in real life.
>
> Rule 9.
> Life is not divided into semesters. You don't
> get summers
> off, and very few employers are interested in
> helping you
> find yourself. Do that on your own time.
>
> Rule 10.
> Television is NOT real life. In real life
> people actually
> have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
>
> Rule 11.
> Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up
> working for one.
>