It is really hard to be a teacher and they don't get paid enough.

My wonderful cousin is a high school Spanish teacher, God bless her. I find it hard to teach the college students at times, as several younger people are being raised by so called "helicopter parents". These parental types essentially "hover" over their children constantly and create quite the co-dependent relationship with them. They are over-involved with their lives, micro-manage every aspect of their children's daily activities, and even go as far as to do their homework and write their college essays.

This to me, is sad. How will these children ever learn to deal with life's problems, stresses, and hardships if their parents DON'T CUT THE CORD???!!!

The real point of today's' rant is an e-mail my cousin received from one of her students. It is pathetic, laughable, and I am concerned about this girl's future. Please read on...

"I have a bit of a complaint. This essay is a pain. i only gave it to

you a day late and it was excused and i got it back after vacation when

everyone except rob recieved theirs before vacation. So, technically

everyone had TEN days longer to correct theirs and ask you questions. I

dont even understand some of the correction marks on the paper. im

confused on how to even begin to correct it. yeah maybe i should ha looked at it earlier but i've been staring it it for the past two hours trying to desipher the correction marks and its not working. i'll try it but im just warning you that its pretty much unfair because i dont usually fail.   oh yea and last test was terrible tooo because i studied for a good three hours, knew everything, got the test and had no idea which piece of information should be put to what question. and i knew alllllll the vocab definitions but couldn't place them in the sentences... i did not know palestine and the other place didnt

get along..........!!!!! very bias test. i'm sorry im in a terrible

mood because of this essay and i felt you needed to hear me now because I dont usually talk in class i keep my mouth shut unlike other people in our class who piss me off. please dont get offended by this, nothing

bad against you just the essay. write me back as soon as you get this

thanks



ill send you the essay when im finished i dont have a printer.   -s*****"



Has she ever heard of spellcheck?  Do they teach grammar and basic punctuation in school anymore?  She has no manners, addresses a teacher so informally, and complains like a whining little baby!

You just gotta love this part:



"i did not know palestine and the other place didnt

 get along..........!!!!! very bias test".



The other place being Israel.

In addition to teaching these brats a very useful foreign language, my cousin also incorporates world culture into her class...to expand their little, pea-sized minds.

I am so glad I am not a high school teacher.  I am scared for our future...if this is how the majority behave and act, we are in big trouble!