Teachers on Strike / April 24 2008
Audrey and I passed a small group of teachers with placards outside the Brigg Junior School this morning. They are striking for a better pay deal.
They had a very catchy chant: ‘What do we want?’ ‘More money!’ ‘When do we want it?’ ‘NOW!’ If you ask me, that is a very reasonable demand and one that anybody can sympathise with. I know I can.
One of the teachers had a very pronounced astigmatism – I have mentioned her before – and she seemed to be yelling directly at me, as if I could do something to help her in her financial plight. I am fairly certain, however, that she was in fact looking somewhere else entirely, but it did make me feel rather self-conscious and uncomfortable as we hurried by.
I have heard that the children in her class are always badly behaved and often make fun of her unfortunate ocular disability. This comes as no surprise of course, because it is a well known fact that cross-eyed teachers find it hard to control their pupils.
Filed under Money / Politics / School / Teaching
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2 comments on “Teachers on Strike”
Nelson Galaxy / April 24th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Ahh, a well executed gag is a perfect gag.
Napoleon Fantastic / April 24th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Thank you. I’m here all week!
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