From the news desk today.
CNN reports that one in ten college graduates believe Judith Sheindlin, aka Judge Judy, is a member of the United States Supreme Court. What in the actual FUCK? From middle school and junior high to high school, if you are a civics, government or history instructor teaching impressionable young minds and 10% of your students believe this, you are NOT doing your job. Teach them or fail them. There are no excuses. If you allow just one your charges to leave your classroom with this belief you are part of the problem and need to find a new line of work.
"Would you like fries with that?"
Yeah, I get it, you're under-payed and overworked. You have to spend your money for classroom supplies. Kids don't want to learn, or won't pay attention. Helicopter parents won't let you fail their children, school districts won't let you test your students. Tough shit. Teach them or move aside. Why did you become a teacher? It certainly wasn't for the money. The long summers off? I doubt it. Why did you become a teacher? The awesome retirement benefits? Why did you become a teacher? Then teach.
I can hear you from two months in the past.
"Chip, it's not that easy. We have a curriculum we have to follow, My State (enforces or bans) common core. My students should have learned this last year in Mister Smith's class, They'll learn it next year with Mz Jones." yada, yada, yada... Don't care. If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem.
*Postscript. This was written some time before the death of Associate Justice Scalia. Now, Judge Judy has her chance.
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