--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <wayback71@> wrote: > , no one much cares what > > > a substitute teacher thinks about anything. > > > > Oooh nasty. I am not a sub tacher, but I work with a few. Like most of > us, many have their own personal area of interest or passion. Some are > downright interesting or creative, and use sub teaching to have a > flexible life style so they can do other things than work. I have been > stunned to hear some of the things they do in their free time - hike the > App Trail, habitat for humnanity, big time bird watching, painting, > major photography. Some are struggling mightily to get a bit of money so > they can be at home when their kids are. Others are dealing with some > personal fragility and don't want the responsibilitiy - at least for a > few years - of their own classroom. Have a heart here, Barry. > At the risk of being a ditto head. I was wondering how long it would be > before this snub surfaced. No long it turns out. Can you imagine, can > you just imagine Barry making a similiar comment about a street > musician?
An obvious example of a derision-worthy occupation. I think we can all relate to your example. I didn't comment on it, cause I thought Barry was making a > joke. I hope he was. > It's as if > > > their legends-in-their-own-minds "celebrity" was > > > completely dependent on associating themselves with > > > another "celebrity." > > > > > Honestly, Barry, I think most people on this forum don't derive any > sense of status or sheen from their days with MMY. And I don't get that > just about anyone here feels they are a legend in their own mind. Maybe > it is just that I don't consider them anything more special than typical > - and if they do, that is their problem and really out of touch. > I don't think there is anything that can disabuse Barry of this notion. > This is one of the foundations of his posting here. Generally, it > something that must be reiterated in some fashion twice or three times a > day. >