Numbers are cold. They don't tell the real story behind all the personalities involved in a career. But here are some estimates I've thrown together to quantify 36 years of teaching.
Number of students I've taught: 3,960
Number of times a class has walked into my room: 31,850
Number of times a black girl has thrown me up against a wall: 1
Number of referrals written to send kids to the office: 1000+
Number of times I was pleased with the discipline meted out: less than 20
Number of times I was nervous the night before the first day of a new year: 36
How about: "How many times you've had to eat unidentifiable cafeteria food handed out by "oh so friendly" women in white pant suits and hair nets".....
ReplyDeleteHeather: I should have added this:
ReplyDeleteNumber of times I've eaten school cafeteria food: 0
For 36 years, I have taken my own lunch.
THIS IS IT!!
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