A bad first day of term
for a friend of mine who had been teaching for a couple of years in a grammar school where skin colour was 90% pink.

He arrived at his first classroom, which, being first day of term, was full of all the unchecked chumminess and energy of 30 second-years unleashed back into the education system after weeks of summer idleness. Shouting, missiles and mayhem.

Time to display authority, he thought.

"Right. Everyone stop right now. We are going to begin the year properly. Everyone out, form a line outside the classroom. We shall enter again when things are returned to order." He remained in the classroom while they trooped out, nodding his head with disappointment, punctuated with shame-inducing tuts.

Surveying the damage he continued from inside: "Now. This is how it will be. I want you all to take note. First two in the line come in and pick up all this rubbish, after which everyone else may enter. Quietly."

And so it was fate had chosen the first two in the line to be the only non-pink members of the class.
(roysin, Wed 27 Feb 2013, 13:16, 5 replies)

your mate taught at clanger elementary

( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Wed 27 Feb 2013, 14:37, closed)

END SOUP DRAGON OPPRESSION NOW!

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 27 Feb 2013, 15:00, closed)

I'm free to be who I want any old time

(sarcastic fringehead feet of clay, buns of steel, head of lettuce, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 0:07, closed)

... and then ...
Is posting an actual anecdote illegal on here?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Feb 2013, 18:08, closed)

Apologies
Try not to be gutted.
(roysin, Wed 27 Feb 2013, 18:25, closed)