A TEACHER’S PROTEST

A TEACHER’S PROTEST: WITHOUT PRAYER AND HELP FROM GOD NO WORK IS A SUCCESS

There was no timetable nor a room designated for PRAYERS in the school. The school was

“secular”; hence they were not supposed to be allowed.

After being interviewed and accepted by the school administration, the eager teaching prospect said in protest: “Let me see if I got this right.” You want me to go into that room with all those kids and fill their every waking moment with a love for learning. I’m suppose to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity, modify their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse and even sensor their T-shirt messages and dress habits.

ALL THESE WITHOUT PRAYER

You want me to wage a war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, check their back pack for weapons of mass destruction, and raise their self esteem.

You want me to teach them firm belief in GOD, patriotism, good citizenship, sportsmanship, and fair play, how and where to register for vote, how to balance a checkbook, and how to apply for a job.

I am to check their heads for lice, maintain a safe environment, recognize signs of anti-social behavior, offer advice, write letters of recommendation for student employment and scholarships, and encourage respect for their elders and future employers.

And I am to communicate regularly with parents by letter, telephone, newsletter,, and report card. All of this I am to do with just a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a few books, a bulletin board, and a big smile AND on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps! You want me to do all this, and you expect me NOT TO PRAY.

Dear sir,, since I am sure that  I will not be able to fulfill your expectations, nor I will be successful in my career WITHOUT prayers, “ I resign willingly from the post.”

The administrator looked down for a while then suddenly declared: “Young man, go ahead with your job. You have taught me a very important lesson today: Without prayers and help from GOD, no work is a success. We shall make special arrangements for prayers as from today.”