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Apr
Job Sense!: Raph's Response
Raph says:
Greetings, Ben Weber and Loyal Constituents,
Like a desert oasis, Ben has offered me an opportunity to talk about my job. I teach remedial reading in a high school, which means my days are rich with infuriating, adorable, hormonal teenaged people, whose stories I would be delighted to share with you. Here’s a sample:
Amanuel
One time Amanuel was late to class, and crawled into the room on his hands and knees so as not to disrupt anyone. On cultural diversity day, he was the only student who dressed up in a cultural relevant costume, a full-body Ethiopian linen shirt and pants. He looked kind of sheepish, but he kept it up the entire day. One time Amanuel asked me if right whales are called that because they have strong moral fiber.
Jhovany
I was in a meeting with a student’s parent and another teacher, and Jhovany walked into the room to tell me that he’d seen me walking downtown the day before.
Ryan
Ryan and I are buddies, and by buddies I mean we ride the bus together in the morning and he likes to throw stuff at my head. One time I got new shoes and told him I don’t like it when new sneakers haven’t been broken in yet, and he proceeded to stomp on my foot, hard. Ryan was in a really crappy bike accident, which involved slamming into a parked car, and he enjoys grossing me out by describing the way he can feel a stray bone floating around in his face somewhere in the vicinity of his nose. I call him Lego Man, because he’s falling apart like he’s made of Legos. He enjoys the nickname, possibly a bit too much— the other day he called me Lego Lady, so it may be time to retire that one.
Stay tuned for more of Raph’s Response coming soon!
This is a response to this week’s assignment.
