[Rhodes22-list] A word to the unwise...JB

[Just bent]

Wow, personal attack elle.....was it something I said?
Jb

elle wrote:
> 
> Coming back to the party late as I've been out on the
> Potomac ALL DAY being rejuvenated....
> 
> However, a word to the unwise:
> 
> Beware the sweeping generalization, as it has a way of
> sweeping one onto one's BUTT.
> 
> or...as Lewis Carroll so aptly put it,
> 
> "Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
>   The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
> 
> Our literature and life lesson for today.
> 
> ;^)
> 
> elle (rej)
> 
> 
> --- Just bent <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Don't know what they thaught of me, no teacher ever
>> took the time to tell me.
>> I do work 12 -14 hours a day, most of the time 6
>> days, sometimes 7.
>> When I went to school we got out end of May & went
>> back beginning of
>> September, that's 3 months.
>> I have not walked that mile, that's just my opinion.
>> Jb
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> elle wrote:
>> > 
>> > Methinks your teachers may have had the same
>> > impression of you.
>> > 
>> > Three months off? that would be between mid-June
>> when
>> > school is out and mid -August when teachers
>> return?
>> > 
>> > How would you like working 12-14 hr days 6 days
>> /wk?
>> > 
>> > Walk a mile, bud, before you speak of what you do
>> not
>> > know.
>> > 
>> > Needing more rejuvenation...
>> > 
>> > .elle
>> > 
>> > 
>> > --- Just bent <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> >> 
>> >> In the 12 years of public schools, I probably
>> have
>> >> had about 35 different
>> >> teachers. I can't think of 1 that impressed me
>> even
>> >> a little bit. They all
>> >> seemed to be on a power trip. I think they have
>> one
>> >> of the best jobs, 3
>> >> months off every year. Great for planning long
>> >> vacations. I was going to be
>> >> a teacher but circumstances required plan B, get
>> >> married & have kids, (but
>> >> not in that order.) I've trained many adults, I
>> >> don't think that's anything
>> >> like trying to teach children. I agree, a very
>> noble
>> >> profession but I think
>> >> it is abused by many, mostly in higher education.
>> >> Jb
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>> >> > 
>> >> > Slim,
>> >> > 
>> >> > I'll throw my hat in the ring!  If I had to
>> choose
>> >> any single point in my
>> >> > career as the best moment, it would be one
>> while
>> >> instructing.  I had the
>> >> > pleasure of enduring an "education" class a few
>> >> years ago taught by a "no
>> >> > shit" General in the Airforce" and a Phd. in
>> >> Education.  He was "known" as
>> >> > the asshole on campus but it was one of the
>> >> richest days of learning in my
>> >> > career.  You know the old expression, "those
>> who
>> >> can, do, and those who
>> >> > can't, teach?"   He fully debunked that theory.
>> 
>> >> If I have to choose
>> >> > between
>> >> > 'pilot' or 'teacher' on my tombstone, give me
>> the
>> >> teacher label. What a
>> >> > noble profession!
>> >> > 
>> >> > Brad
>> >> > 
>> >> > On 8/23/07, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ed,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You mean to tell me that just because I have a
>> >> garage and some wrenches
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> does not make me a mechanic?  8-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Slim, former teacher, husband of teacher,
>> brother
>> >> of teacher, son of two
>> >> >> teachers
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 8/23/07, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net>
>> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Chris,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Why the narrow point of view?  Teachers? 
>> Has
>> >> Stan taught us about
>> >> >> > sailboats? sailing?  You best include this
>> >> forums premire teacher don't
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> > think?  And another problem, because someone
>> >> has title teacher does not
>> >> >> > make
>> >> >> > that person a teacher.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Ed K
>> >> >> > Greenville, SC, USA
>> >> >> > addendum:  "The reasonable man adapts
>> himself
>> >> to the world; the
>> >> >> > unreasonable
>> >> >> > one persists in trying to adapt the world to
>> >> himself. Therefore all
>> >> >> > progress
>> >> >> > depends on the unreasonable man." --George
>> >> Bernard Shaw
>> >> >> >
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