søndag 1. november 2009

The teacher from hell

This is the latest print from my studio. It's printed on one of my brand new organic t-shirts. Yay!
As you might know, I teach 16-18 year old students. They are in the habit of fighting for their civil rights. One of them is "#1 The right to go home from school early."
(Other rights: , #2 The right to use Facebook during lessons, #3 The right to eat during lessons and #4 The right to put on make up during lessons. And there's many more, of course.)

Back to #1. The most basic one, I think.
Particularly in the start of a school year, they try this one out with passion. They tell me how early the other classes are allowed to go home. (Most students they know are left out 20 minutes early, and once, there was this class who where sent home at 12.)

And they are actually telling me that if I don't let them go early, there will be no seats left on the school bus, and therefore, because of me, they will have to stand on the bus all the way home. And why can't I just let them go home early like all the other teachers does?

This is when I tell them: "Well, that's because you've got the teacher from hell."

So, being a teacher involves taking unpopular decisions. Sometimes you have to be the teacher from hell.

5 kommentarer:

  1. råherlig innlegg unni!:)


  2. Wear it with pride! Funny story and oh so true :)

  3. Ha,ha! Utruleg bra! Slik er det jo alltid- dei utnyttar kvart eit sekund for å sleppe unna eit eller anna!
    Du kunne selt dei gjennom utdanningsforbundet!:) Var oppe og kikke i huset til Tove i går, det blir så fint! Gjesterom og greier! Sååå kanskje me sjåast der i sumar???;)

  4. Takk for fin kommentar hos meg! Ja, har hørt om epla, og har til og med kasta meg uti det... Så no gjeld det å stå på før 16. november, spennande!

  5. ha ha ha, kjenner meg igjen, underviser samme aldersgruppa jeg også :) en evig kamp og man blir veldig fort "teacher from hell" eller "tante grusom"...