Actual conversation among me and two teacher friends at a bar in Brooklyn. All of us are going into our 4th years, and all of us had to switch from horrible hellmouths of failing schools to new environments where some actual teaching and learning happens.
Teacher #1: "I think this is finally going to be the year where I don't have to tell a student that he needs to put his pants back on. I can feel it, I think it's finally going to happen."
Teacher #2: "I hope this is the year where I don't curse in front of a student. That's my goal."
Me: "I think since I have 6th grade this year instead of 8th, this will finally be the year where a student doesn't yell at me to suck his or her dick. I'm really excited."
Real accountability = real progress = real results.
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