"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 May 2007 19:55:18 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

"John H." wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:42:46 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On 31 May 2007 18:05:45 GMT, "Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute"
wrote:



All these companies are far more profitable than you are, and they are
100%
dependent on the buying decisions of consumers. So are you more
envious
of
the successful, or disdainful of your fellow citizens?

My wife teaches middle school.

She has students that tell her that she can teach them nothing
worthwhile, since they can make more money on a street corner in a
weekend than she makes in a month. They are neither lying nor
exaggerating.

They are much more profitable than she is, but she thinks they are
wrong.

So, should I tell her that she is mere envious of the more successful,
or just disdainful of her students?

You should tell her she has one of the most difficult jobs in the world.
The fact that she can put up with it, day after day, is a testament to
her
patience. I lasted only ten years, by which time I was totally sick of
8th
graders.

Everybody wave the flag and get out your hankies.


Trust me, been there, done that, bought the T-shirt........

he deserves credit.....


I just spent the evening with a bunch of REAL teachers - the ones who were
able to put up with their kids for more than 10 years. I have zero sympathy
for John's troubles with teaching.

On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:31:03 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 31 May 2007 19:55:18 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:42:46 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On 31 May 2007 18:05:45 GMT, "Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute"
wrote:



All these companies are far more profitable than you are, and they are
100%
dependent on the buying decisions of consumers. So are you more
envious
of
the successful, or disdainful of your fellow citizens?

My wife teaches middle school.

She has students that tell her that she can teach them nothing
worthwhile, since they can make more money on a street corner in a
weekend than she makes in a month. They are neither lying nor
exaggerating.

They are much more profitable than she is, but she thinks they are
wrong.

So, should I tell her that she is mere envious of the more successful,
or just disdainful of her students?

You should tell her she has one of the most difficult jobs in the world.
The fact that she can put up with it, day after day, is a testament to
her
patience. I lasted only ten years, by which time I was totally sick of
8th
graders.

Everybody wave the flag and get out your hankies.


Trust me, been there, done that, bought the T-shirt........

he deserves credit.....


I just spent the evening with a bunch of REAL teachers - the ones who were
able to put up with their kids for more than 10 years. I have zero sympathy
for John's troubles with teaching.


Doug, guess what. No one is asking for any sympathy. Perhaps that slipped
by you.

I spent almost 30 years in the Army, very little of which was as difficult
as the day to day job of teaching.

That's not seeking sympathy, that's a fact.

Twist it however you wish.