by CompulsiveCatfish » Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:41 am
Wife-unit is friends with one of the administrator units at the local middle school. Was asked to give a quick talk during shop about industrial work and the importance of safety.
Ok that's a worthy cause, one I can get behind. Went in decked out in goggles, ear protectors, face-shield, gloves, apron, big clunky steel-toes.
Talked to them about some of the machines I ran over the years... from screw machines to molding machines... discussed how I've seen people cut, pinched, burned and zapped because they weren't wearing safety gear.
Then we had question and answer time! Actual snippet of dialog:
SMALL CHILD: "So Mr. Richard, you talked about a screw machine? Why is it called a screw machine? Does it makes screws and stuff?"
BRIAN: "Actually they call it that because if you push the wrong button you are SCREWED."
TEACHER: "Get out of my classroom!"
What... they brought me in to educate and they get mad when I do. ROTFL!
To clarify: The kid understood the joke. Further clarify: In this situation screwed = "in serious trouble."
The teacher of course only understands "screw" as a filthy euphemistic slang term for sexual intercourse... and that's what she said too. "filthy euphemistic slang term for sexual intercourse."
Anyway, The teacher more or less ended the lecture at that point. I packed up my stuff, went out in the hall and she followed me and give me the "filthy euphemistic" line and how in the future I should keep in mind that these are CHILDREN and I need to watch what I say.
I told her that I didn't feel she was qualified to teach a technical class and that I would be talking to Anne Lastnamewitheld about the situation because 1) I didn't say anything out of line and 2) I was asked to represent the real world by Anne Lastnamewitheld.
At this point she just huffed and told me that had I been one of her students I would be expelled for my attitude and told me to find my way out, promptly.
From there I walked out, and now I'm at the coffee shop waiting for a second reply from Anne.
Wife thought the whole thing was a riot and agrees with me that teacher needs to step into reality.
Science can sum up the universe like this:
REALITY = STUFF HAPPENS
Religion sums it up like this: REALTY = STUFF HAPPENS BECAUSE GOD MADE IT HAPPEN UNLESS WE DISAGREE THAN SATAN DID IT.