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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: "Mommy, why do people hate teachers?"

Jersey Jazzman: "Mommy, why do people hate teachers?"

"Mommy, why do people hate teachers?"

Whoa:
When I picked up my first grader from school today, at five o'clock because I work late on Fridays, he told me a gut-wrenching tale of what happened today. Here is our conversation:

"Mom, you won't believe what happened today. [Jimmy] got in trouble because he was running around the room, and when [the teacher] told him to sit down, he said, 'My dad says I don't have to listen to you. He said teachers are stupid, lazy, and