Elephant in the Classroom

So the other day I was talking with Ashley towards the end of the class and mentioned shed been absent a lot and asked if she had been ill. She said No weve been getting the place ready for my parents. Theyre coming home. Really? I was a bit puzzled. Yeah she said I pick dad up from prison on Monday and mom on Wednesday.Somebody Elses Problem* just walked in the classroom door. Dont take it personally Arthur and I know they didnt cover this in the undergrad education courses you took... of course said courses were an easy A and a joke. After Id been teaching a few years the Head of the Education College invited me to teach teachers since I was such a good teacher. I took the bait but soon realized I couldnt teach them how to be me and wasnt sure what it was that I was doing that was so good. Since then Ive figured out a few things and thought Id share what they dont cover in those college classes. The most important thing we can teach our students is that learning is fun and they can do it. If we dont teach them that it doesnt matter what we teach.S.E.P.s... from Douglas Adams Life the Universe and Everything *This is the best book on education Ive ever read. Its the portrait of a teacher. Bruce Knecht