Another "teachers are overpaid" thread! ;)
Let's talk about Tim the typical teacher.
Tim gets driven to work each morning in a stretch limousine. He eats breakfast on the road -- usually caviar and pate, washed down with a $1,500 bottle of Dom Perignon. Ever fastidious, he eats carefully -- he doesn't want to stain his $2,000 Versace suit, though he has closet full of them. If he thinks he's running late, he'll check the time on his $25,000 Rolex. After a hard day sitting in the staff room smoking smuggled Cuban cigars -- $500 apiece -- Tim makes a quick call to his personal pilot to make sure his Gulfstream 5 is fueled and ready for a weekend getaway to the French Riviera.
Teaching is tough for Tim!
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HAHAHAHAHA!!! Sounds like my typical day except it's a ten-year-old car--very standard with no tape deck even--(which is much better than when I walked or rode the bus for 10 + years). The watch is a $15 timex sports watch that does the job. The phone is a regular phone or pay phone. The cigars are nothing since I've never smoked. The "suit" is a pair of courdoroys and whichever decent shirt isn't dirty. :)The personal pilot is the cat. The "breakfast" is whatever is around the house or maybe something quick in the microwave (my meals are often well-thawed out).
As for "Tim," he's the Down's Syndrome man who helps in my class once a week. And he is worth more to me and my class than anyone could ever hope because he teaches us the simple lessons of life each and every week especially of the enjoyment one can have in life despite having many difficulties. His favorite saying is "I love my life." Each week, I have a new "Tim" story.
If he can enjoy life as he lives it, maybe I can too because my problems maybe aren't so bad after all and I am blessed with a LOT already. I want to be able to raise a child more than anything in the world, but haven't been able to enjoy that privilege yet. Yet, I have been blessed with wonderful students over the years and seeing countless miracles happen. I have people like Tim who teach me about the simple things in life. I get to serve my own community in many ways (I teach at my local neighborhood school) and be involved with wonderful people. I have what I need. In the next few months, I do face losing quite a bit of things. However, because God has given me so many blessings already, I'll manage.
It's nice to see there's good genuine people out there like you and I appreciate the humor. You'd be a good substitute teacher for my classroom. :)