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Uru Hammer
When I Was A Teacher...
Tue Feb 1, 2011 13:17
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...in a rural district in Texas, we got a transfer student who had been pulled out of an inner-city Houston public school. She had already been held back one year, so she was 14 or so when she came into my class.

I had her for English, and after the first day of class, she stayed past the bell. I thought she was going to ask about what she had missed or some other question related to being transferred in. Instead, she said, very matter of factly, "I will do anything you want if you will give me an A in this class."

I assured her that she had the same requirements as all the other students, and she looked disappointed. She said, "Back in Houston, I was able to trade sex for As in three of my classes." She sounded proud of the achievement.

Needless to say, I reported the offer to the administration. However, after later finding out what kind of person the principal was, I am not sure that she didn't make some kind of arrangements with him.

Yikes!

Uru

  • Ditto — OldCM, Mon Jan 31 08:42
    At work! In the last 20 years! I had written a new suite of programs for the Body Shop (at the car dealer I was working for). The cashier at the Body Shop came up to my office and said, "I'll do... more
    • wouldn't it have been a scream to ask for something she — Siã☀©◔̯◔, Tue Feb 1 21:01
      didn't plan on that you might also benefit from? A week cleaning your house? Laundry duty for a month? tee hee... Of course, it's unlikely she REALLY only wanted to avoid the dealer training her, but ... more
      • If only ... — OldCM, Tue Feb 1 21:28
        ... that's what she might have had in mind. From the way she said it and how she said it, I knew full well what she had in mind. My coworker later said what I should have asked for. I would never do... more
    • When I Was A Teacher... — Uru Hammer, Tue Feb 1 13:17
      • I had a physics professor in Austin... — cc, Tue Feb 1 18:25
        ...who told the entire class this story on the first day of the course, apparently to let us know how he stood on this sort of thing... In a previous session of the course a nubile young student had... more
      • Sounds like my sister. — OldCM, Tue Feb 1 13:25
        It was a nasty little family secret (not any more) that she humped her music teacher at least once. Whether that was for grades or just the heck of it, I don't know. :(
        • At The School District In Texas... — Uru Hammer, Tue Feb 1 13:51
          ...there was a very young high school teacher, 22 years old, I think. He got involved with a student (not someone in his classes) who was 16. They tried to keep it secret, but it got around. The... more
          • It would appear ... — OldCM, Tue Feb 1 17:22
            ... that many Texas schools have teachers who think sex education includes lab. :)
    • "I will do ANYTHING to pass this course." — David F Mayer, Tue Feb 1 10:36
      That was the line given to me by a female student back in my Math teaching days. My response was, "Meet me in my office, room 123, at 5 o'clock." She showed up. I handed her a list of 100 problems... more
      • LOL. — OldCM, Tue Feb 1 12:27
        Glad you kept yourself out of trouble. :)
    • BTW — OldCM, Mon Jan 31 08:43
      How goes the home repairs? Have you gotten rid of the smoke smell yet?
      • Home Repairs Update... — Uru Hammer, Mon Jan 31 10:29
        Smoke smell = gone. The contractors did find the same siding as we have, but their initial attempt to paint to match was not up to their standards, so they took it back to work on it some more. When... more
        • Re: Home Repairs Update... — OldCM, Mon Jan 31 11:45
          Good news, indeed! Home not back to pre-fire conditions yet, but well on the way. Thanks for the update. I guess your experience proves that there is no such thing as a "small house fire" that... more
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