Teachers are under a lot of stress and pressure. In addition to the actual difficult job of imparting knowledge to young minds, they also have the added challenges of satisfying governing bodies, accreditation boards, and even the parents of the kiddos they teach. With the outbreak of coronavirus, several schools have closed all around the nation and some parents are homeschooling for the first time. I’m seeing all over social media that teachers don’t make nearly enough money and deserve to be millionaires. But we’ve always known that teachers don’t make nearly what they’re worth. In addition to the officials and parents they have to try to please, teachers live under the threat of having to please the kids they teach. Many kids know the teachers are walking a tightrope at all times. In the joke below, the teacher has the last laugh.
Sixth-grade science teacher Mrs. Samson asks her class: “Who can tell me which organ of the human body expands to 10 times its usual size when stimulated?”
Nobody raises a hand, so she calls on the first student to look her way. “Mary, can you tell me which organ of the human body expands to 10 times its usual size when stimulated?”
Mary stands up, blushing furiously. “How dare you ask such a question?” she says. “I’m going to complain to my parents, who will complain to the principal, who will have you fired!”
Mrs. Sampson is shocked by Mary’s reaction, but undaunted. She asks the class the question again, and this time Sam raises his hand.
Yes, Sam?” says Mrs. Sampson. “Ma’am, the correct answer is the iris of the human eye.”
“Very good, Sam. Thank you.”
Mrs. Sampson then turns to Mary and says, “Mary, I have 3 things to tell you: first, it’s clear that you have not done your homework. Second, you have a dirty mind. And third, I fear one day you are going to be sadly disappointed.”
