Fun piece for the teachers here

[ksinger]

The DH read this this morning. I know (from attending a very few) that the Friday afternoon "Stress Reduction Seminars" are legendary. Must be a teacher thing.

Pencils Down, Bottoms Up

 

[phoenixgirl]

Thanks for sharing. I could definitely relate, both to the search for the perfect after school bar (this one''s too smoky, too trendy, too far from the interstate . . . although the one we came up with actually employs students) and to the feeling that we shouldn''t talk about school when we''re not at work and yet really can''t help it all the time. It''s better to talk about school with fellow teachers than to bore our spouses with those stories.

 

[Elmorton]

Ha, it''s taken my dad and his colleagues about 5 years to find the perfect bar for friday afternoons. I''ve stopped by a few times, and it is fun to get into the deep pedagogical discussions with them over a pint.

But, as lighthearted as the article seems to be, alcoholism does run absolutely rampant for academics, and that''s actually a very sad problem.

 

[Tuckins1]

Thanks for posting this interesting article... I have been out for drinks with co-workers only a few times, and one time I did run into some students and their parents. It was actually very uncomfortable because I was drinking a beer, had on a tank top where you could see my tattoo (nothing skanky, but it was HOT out, and I have a rather large tattoo on the back of my right shoulder)... WEIRD!! I felt like they were judging me, so I rarely go out after work. I only go to bars far from my school area.

 

[swimmer]

Thanks KS!
I especially enjoyed the commentary afterward. Very interesting how teachers are seen as needing to be saint-like... My gang has a fantastic place, they serve good cheap food, a good cover you know? I personally don''t drink, but understand the need for some escape. Very funny comments about Teach for America kids. I''m getting more and more annoyed with them for a variety of reasons. Thank you for sending it along, as always, my best to your DH.

 

[Haven]

Wait . . . we can DRINK?!