[lit-ideas] Re: You Tube of Ayers speaking
- From: "Mike Geary" <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:21:32 -0500
I taught high school English. I quit when I realized I was on the wrong side
of the fence. The epiphany came one morning in my fith and final year of
teaching as I was driving to school. I was late already as I frequently was
that year and I didn't care. As I crossed the railroad tracks just south of
the school, I looked east and west and saw students from both directions
lumbering their way down the tracks, some were at least another 10 minutes
away. They gave me courage. I wanted to stop on the tracks and shout to them:
"Take your time. Enjoy your life!" I didn't, but I did realize then that I
was more on the side of the students than the school. And that wasn't going to
work. I finished out the year and that was it.
Mike Geary
why do you ask?
----- Original Message -----
From: Julie Krueger
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 1:12 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: You Tube of Ayers speaking
Mike -- what exactly did you teach and, if I may ask, why did you quit???
Julie Krueger
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 12:24 AM, Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Andee: We're a mess.
Merciful Zeus! Speak for yourself. I prefer to think of myself as a dog's
breakfast.
Not having served a dog its breakfast, I can only imagine that it is what
it usually is, only more so. Breakfasts, as you know, are the most important
meal of the day, so I usually have three.
Only more so,
Escapegoat
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