Ugh! I felt a little tired after teaching literature for twenty-one years and I have been teaching Literature in Harrison High School for these years but I really liked it and feel that teaching is almost a religion to me. I want students to appreciate literature but they do not read books at all outside the school requirement.
I wanted to apply for a grant to go for a course but the school could not approve it.
Philip had been given two days of suspension and he will be coming back today. I think that he deserves that. He is a nuisance of our homeroom and I do not look forward to see him. Every morning during homeroom period, the Principal or deputy principal will say " Please all rise and stand at respectful, silent attention for the playing of our national anthem." When the national anthem started to play, Philip began to sing the national anthem. The whole class heard it! I stopped him from doing that but after a while, he continued singing. I immediately stopped him from singing and after another time stopping him, I felt angry and sent him to Mr. Palleni's room. He claimed that his former homeroom teacher allows him to sing. After a few more times caught him singing, the vice principal suspended him from school. After coming back, his parents told the reporter about this and our case was on the newspaper.
The reporters also called me and asked me about this. This case made the whole US send me telegrams and letters scolding and insulting me. I felt humiliated and I resigned. Why? After 20 over years of teaching in Harrison High, this is what I get?
Sunday, May 17, 2009
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Nice job, but it just sounds as if Miss Narwin isn't a educated as she really is. Good effort, though.
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