March News
Not exactly news, but newsworthy, and something I want to share. I'm not sure where I got this article, or who wrote it.
TEACHER JOB DESCRIPTION
After an interviewed by the school administration, the eager teaching prospect said, "Let me see if I’ve got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids, and fill their every waking moment with a love for learning. And I’m supposed to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity, modify their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse and even censor their t-shirt messages and dress habits.
You want me to wage a war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, check their backpacks for weapons of mass destruction, and raise their self-esteem. You want me to teach them patriotism, good citizenship, sportsmanship, fair play, how to register to vote, how to balance a checkbook, and how to apply for a job.
I am to check their heads for lice, maintain a safe environment, recognize signs of anti-social behavior, offer advice, write letters of recommendation for student employment and scholarships, encourage respect for the cultural diversity of others, and oh, make sure that I give the girls in my class fifty percent of my attention. My contract requires me to work on my own time after school, evenings and weekends grading papers.
Also, I must spend my summer vacation at my own expense working toward advance certification and a Masters degree. And on my own time you want me to attend committee and faculty meetings, PTA meetings, and participate in staff development training. I am to be a paragon of virtue, larger than life, such that my very presence will awe my students into being obedient and respectful of authority.
You want me to incorporate technology into the learning experience, monitor web sites, and relate personally with each student. That includes deciding who might be potentially dangerous and/or liable to commit a crime in school. I am to make sure all students pass the mandatory state exams, even those who don’t come to school regularly or complete any of their assignments.
Plus, I am to make sure that all of the students with handicaps get an equal education regardless of the extent of their mental or physical handicap. And I am to communicate regularly with the parents by letter, telephone, newsletter and report card.
All of this I am to do with just a piece of chalk, a computer, a few books, a bulletin board, a big smile and on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps!
You want me to do all of this and yet you expect me... NOT TO PRAY?”
WHISKEY CREEK PRESS CELEBRATES
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
(Prizes for Everyone)
Industry leading, award-winning Internet publisher Whiskey Creek Press celebrates its fifth anniversary during March 2008 with weekly free e-books for all customers, books on sale, a huge scavenger hunt featuring many author sites and prizes, and great new releases.
Come join the fun and find great books by award-winning authors as Whiskey Creek Press celebrates its Fifth Anniversary this March 2008! They are giving away Free e-books every week during March to all customers!
Their Fifth Anniversary celebration is found at both their websites. The all-genre General Line at www.whiskeycreekpress.com. Whiskey Creek Press published its first two titles in March 2003, including The Sweetest Gift by award-winning author Janet Mills, and has since published nearly 700 titles by over 250 authors. Whiskey Creek Press been named the Publisher of the Year by Fallen Angel Reviews and has been named "Favorite Publisher Top Five" for three consecutive years in the annual Predators and Editors Readers Poll.
Besides great new releases at both sites and many books on sale at big discounts, Whiskey Creek Press is giving away a different Free e-book novel every week during March, and this free e-book is available to ALL customers. They are also sponsoring a huge Scavenger Hunt featuring dozens of WCP authors and prizes during their March Anniversary.
The Scavenger Hunt featured at each site in March, with a link for details on each Home Page. These Scavenger Hunts will include dozens of author sites and many great prizes and will certainly be a hunt to remember!
Whiskey Creek Press LLC is a Wyoming company and its Publisher and Executive Editor is Debra Womack. Senior Staff members include Torrid Romance Line Executive Editor Jan Janssen, General Line Senior Editor Marsha Briscoe, Torrid Romance Line Senior Editor Chere Gruver, and Review Coordinator Kate Scott. Website design and maintenance is by Diana Hatch, Wolfden Creations. You can find Whiskey Creek Press at their two great websites:
www.whiskeycreekpress.com
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