I'm too cool for school

[Miss Kitty]

I thought you'd enjoy that.

Here's my special old maid schoolteacher story of the day:

Leadership camp is taking place right now, during preplanning--they invited 53 of the returning cadets (about 1 out of every 6 students this year; usually they invite about a third of the corps) to be part of this. Today I was at a gathering with the teachers and TAC officers (house parents, basically) and one of the new TACs asked me what I taught. I told him about my performing arts class, and that I believe they are some of the best boys on campus. I said something along the lines of, "In fact, I think that 3 of my boys are here for leadership camp. No, 4 of them...wait...5 of them. Five out of my 11 boys are here!"

I went home and thought about it again, and checked with the commandant's office: EIGHT of my 11 returning students--more than two thirds of my class--were invited to leadership camp. That means that they make up more than 15% of the entire leadership corps.

They sing, they act, and now I have outside affirmation that they are the best cadets on campus! I am SO taking them to thespian conference this year!

Excellent story! Congrats to the cadets and XOX to their drill sargent teacher!

 

[Matt J]

I thought you'd enjoy that.

Here's my special old maid schoolteacher story of the day:

Leadership camp is taking place right now, during preplanning--they invited 53 of the returning cadets (about 1 out of every 6 students this year; usually they invite about a third of the corps) to be part of this. Today I was at a gathering with the teachers and TAC officers (house parents, basically) and one of the new TACs asked me what I taught. I told him about my performing arts class, and that I believe they are some of the best boys on campus. I said something along the lines of, "In fact, I think that 3 of my boys are here for leadership camp. No, 4 of them...wait...5 of them. Five out of my 11 boys are here!"

I went home and thought about it again, and checked with the commandant's office: EIGHT of my 11 returning students--more than two thirds of my class--were invited to leadership camp. That means that they make up more than 15% of the entire leadership corps.

They sing, they act, and now I have outside affirmation that they are the best cadets on campus! I am SO taking them to thespian conference this year!

I don't know whether to be proud or afraid of the NoHall coupe?

Edit: I'm pretty sure I spelled that horribly wrong.

 

[Miss Kitty]

I don't know whether to be proud or afraid of the NoHall coupe?

Edit: I'm pretty sure I spelled that horribly wrong.

what the puck were you trying to spell?

 

[NoHall]

what the puck were you trying to spell?

My thoughts exactly, Kitty!

Cadre? Corps? Troupe? *

Be proud--these kids are so incredibly good. They're the nice boys that all the teachers like. They get citizenship pins and special dinners for having no demerits all year. I get to take them off campus to do special stuff because no one worries that they'll cause problems or embarrass the school. I don't know how the hail they all ended up in my class, or why they stayed. But, in general, I'm not as scary in that class as I am in some of the others because I spend very little time disciplining them. They are self-disciplined, so I get to laugh and have fun with them.



*Reminds me of one of my favorite dumb jokes:

Why doesn't a chicken coop have 4 doors?
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Because then it would be a chicken sedan!

 

[Matt J]

I was thinking of a coup d'etat. Didn't need the "e" on the end.

 

[Truffle Anne]

This thread made me laugh! NoHall, congratulations on being teacher and role model to some fine young canniba... men. They are lucky to have you contribute to their education.

 

[NoHall]

This thread made me laugh! NoHall, congratulations on being teacher and role model to some fine young canniba... men. They are lucky to have you contribute to their education.

I tell them that every day and make them repeat it back to me, a la "We love you Miss Hannigan!"

 

[Beach Runner]

I tell them that every day and make them repeat it back to me, a la "We love you Miss Hannigan!"

I'm sure they are glad that they have someone cool like you as a teacher.

The most beautiful and cool boy who chased me in high school went to school where you teach. He was definitely not conservative. He was a good friend of my best girlfriend. Mom wouldn't let me go out with him because she said he acted like he was on drugs. Good perceptiveness, Mom!

 

[NoHall]

I'm sure they are glad that they have someone cool like you as a teacher.

The most beautiful and cool boy who chased me in high school went to school where you teach. He was definitely not conservative. He was a good friend of my best girlfriend. Mom wouldn't let me go out with him because she said he acted like he was on drugs. Good perceptiveness, Mom!

Back in the day it was kind of...different. I think that a great number of them are very conservative these days.

Did you ever see that old ad that compared the symptoms of a teenager on drugs to the symptoms of a teenager?

 

[Beach Runner]

Back in the day it was kind of...different. I think that a great number of them are very conservative these days.

Did you ever see that old ad that compared the symptoms of a teenager on drugs to the symptoms of a teenager?

Don't remember that ad. But I remember the ad with the photo of students where you teach, and I'd LOL. Bill, the hippie, didn't fit that ad.