ABCs of Teachers Left Behind
students A bsent 4 out of 5 days
B udget cuts send many teachers home
overcrowding in C lassrooms is not a joke
D eadlines that require after 8pm and
to do lists are E ndless and regenerative
F aculty favorites do little work
Teaching = exhaustive, G rueling hours because of
H ostile, disrespectful students
Piles of paper – I mmense and monotonous
J uggling meetings and grading papers
Fear of being stabbed with everything and a K nife
L ack of security
stress induced headaches; M ajor aches and pains
N ecessary – most of it is not
unattainable O bjectives
P reparing students for tests they don’t care to pass
lunch breaks too short to even be called Q uick
R esting a moment – unthinkable
limited S upplies
T ennis shoes for hundred dollars, but they can’t buy pens and paper
Furloughs, U npaid, making a small take home even smaller
V ain administrators ignore teacher needs
June and July is all W e wait for
X -rays sometimes needed
Parents don’t talk; they Y ell
Z ero tolerance for teachers who speak out