Teachers are amazing, and I think people who are homeschooling their kids right now because of school closures are realizing for the first time just how amazing teachers are. I’m seeing frequent social media posts that say teachers should be paid double what they make. I totally agree. With that said, teachers have a lot of control over the young minds they’re charged with teaching. Most people can remember an occasion where a teacher said something—good or bad—that stuck with them for life. The words of teachers have a lot of impact on kids. Naturally, it occasionally happens that a teacher will cross a line that shouldn’t be crossed, such as when a teacher attempts to sway a child’s religious beliefs. In the hilarious joke below, a student does a good job of reminding the teacher that this shouldn’t ever happen. A very smart kid!
The teacher asked a little boy:
TEACHER: Tommy, do you see the tree outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
TEACHER: Tommy, do you see the grass outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
TEACHER: Go outside and look up and see if you can see the sky.
TOMMY: Okay. (He returned a minute later) Yes, I saw the sky.
TEACHER: Did you see God?
TOMMY: No.
TEACHER: That’s my point. We can’t see God because he isn’t there. He doesn’t exist.
A little girl spoke up and wanted to ask the boy some questions. The teacher agreed, and the little girl asked the boy:
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy, do you see the tree outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy, do you see the grass outside?
TOMMY: Yesssssssss (getting tired of the questions by this time).
LITTLE GIRL: Did you see the sky?
TOMMY: Yessssssssss.
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy, do you see the teacher?
TOMMY: Yes.
LITTLE GIRL: Do you see her brain?
TOMMY: No.
LITTLE GIRL: Then, according to what we were taught in the school today…she must not have one!!
