Sunday, October 28, 2007

A Little *Too* Homeschool Friendly

In light of my last post which pointed how our math curriculum is designed for kids in school, I just had to share a recent spelling lesson. We use Sequential Spelling. The word was screwed. The sentence to illustrate the word... It took three teachers, but they finally screwed in a new light bulb. ROFL How many teachers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Hee, hee... I just have to edit so I can add Crystal's comment. She has just the right idea for how many teachers it takes to screw in a lightbulb!
Well, that would depend on if they were union, if they'd been properly trained,
and they'd completed the adult education hours necessary to qualify to bid on
the job. Proper paperwork needs to be filled out in the event that a sub will be
needed on the day that the lightbulb needs changed. The aforementioned sub will
need to also have same amount of credentials in order to be able to take the
job. Grievences will be filed by both parents and lower level BOE employees. The
lightbulb (now a fire hazaard due to the amount of dust that has built up on it)
will eventually be shot out by a disgruntled student how managed to sneak an old
45 into the school. The kid was off his rocker because he has S.A.D (Seasonal
Affective Disorder) and the hallways were too dark. The base of the lightbulb is
still lodged in the socket and it now (according to the BOE) is going to require
electrician to remove it. After weeks of getting approval so they could call
some electrical contractors, the front hallway needed to be shut down becuase of
the sparks flying from the the mangled element and precariously lodged base.
Upon getting the OK to have several electricians come in and bid on the job it
was made clear to the BOE that the electricity would need to be shut down for
the day while the bulb was replaced. The school would have to be shut down for
the day and students would need to stay home. After another month the contractor
was finally awarded the job. An appointment was made................ in June.
All the while... the janitor was wondering why they didn't just let him know the
lightbulb was burnt out. He could have changed it in like... 5 minutes. He
shrugged his shoulders and continued pushing his broom.

4 comments:

crystal said...

Well, that would depend on if they were union, if they'd been properly trained, and they'd completed the adult education hours necessary to qualify to bid on the job. Proper paperwork needs to be filled out in the event that a sub will be needed on the day that the lightbulb needs changed. The aforementioned sub will need to also have same amount of credentials in order to be able to take the job. Grievences will be filed by both parents and lower level BOE employees. The lightbulb (now a fire hazaard due to the amount of dust that has built up on it) will eventually be shot out by a disgruntled student how managed to sneak an old 45 into the school. The kid was off his rocker because he has S.A.D (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and the hallways were too dark.
The base of the lightbulb is still lodged in the socket and it now (according to the BOE) is going to require electrician to remove it. After weeks of getting approval so they could call some electrical contractors, the front hallway needed to be shut down becuase of the sparks flying from the the mangled element and precariously lodged base. Upon getting the OK to have several electricians come in and bid on the job it was made clear to the BOE that the electricity would need to be shut down for the day while the bulb was replaced. The school would have to be shut down for the day and students would need to stay home. After another month the contractor was finally awarded the job. An appointment was made................ in June.
All the while... the janitor was wondering why they didn't just let him know the lightbulb was burnt out. He could have changed it in like... 5 minutes. He shrugged his shoulders and continued pushing his broom.

Jenny said...

ROFL!

debhmom3 said...

That is hysterical!

Scott said...

This was too good...I HAD to repost.