SO MUCH FOR ACADEMIC RIGOR

Many of my colleagues at camp decided to take off for the Memorial Day weekend. I, however, chose to be a grown-up and grade papers. Lots and lots of papers! With only two weeks left before the little mouth-breathers leave camp for the summer, I thought it would be a good idea to get my grading updated, especially for the little senior snowflakes, some who may not be receiving that old diploma in nine days!

By now, their little brains have turned to goo. After the CSTs are taken, we are basically stuck in a holding pattern until the end. They just don’t care anymore. One of the big buzzwords around here is ACADEMIC RIGOR. Superintendent Kim Chee is always screaming at the staff, “Push these kids harder, harder! Make them learn more!” Apparently, our dropout rate isn’t high enough. As I was almost at the bottom of a pile of papers, I was confronted with this lovely missive. Also keep in mind that this wonderful piece of writing was created using a COMPUTER, with all the helpful tools Mr. Gates has given the children of America! Another of the many reasons I love teaching!