Scene #1, Shortly after learning I had gotten the job at school
Characters: Mom, Son, Dad
Mom: Oh man, this means I’m going to have to do my hair and dress up and wear make-up every day!
Son: Make-up? No one at school wears make-up, Mom.
Mom: Um, I can pretty much guarantee that nearly all of your teachers wear make-up.
Smart-Aleck Dad: Even Mr. Moss.
Mom: OK, fine, nearly all of the FEMALE teachers.
Scene #2, In a junior high classroom
Characters: 7-12 Secretary (aka ME), teacher, classroom full of 7th graders
Secretary walks in to room, teacher stops talking. Secretary smiles and hands teacher a note. Secretary turns to leave.
Teacher suddenly says, quite loudly, “Look Will! It’s your Mom!!”
Will sinks into his chair, other 7th graders begin giggling.
Mom decides to leave quickly, grinning widely.
Scene #2, In another junior high classroom
Characters: 7-12 Secretary, substitute teacher, classroom full of a different group of 7th graders
Secretary walks in to room, hands sub a note about updated scheduled.
Random student asks “Are you the new secretary?”
Secretary says “Yes.”
Substitute Teacher says “Maybe you can tell the students your name, so they know who you are.”
Secretary says “Well, all of these students should already know me, since one of my kids is in this room.”
Joe sinks into his chair, other 7th graders begin giggling.
Mom decides to leave quickly, grinning widely.
Awesome!
When I was in high school my Dad taught at the city school (and out main rival). He tried to talk us into transferring to his school. Absolutely a non-starter.
But did the Secretary have her make-up on?
Absolutely…
When I taught, as I was reprimanding one student I asked him if he wanted to go talk to the principal… or to his mom. But I’m sure that YOUR sons would never be sent to the office. Congrats on the new venture.