If Every Job Required a Pledge

The new school year is almost here. Teacher assignments should be coming out soon. I hope my daughter gets the teacher who has signed the pledge. You know, the one that says that while in the classroom, the teacher will never, ever deviate from the textbook. I think it’s called: The Textbook Protection Pledge.

We need teachers who will stick to black and white – the words written in the textbook – not ones who gets sidetracked by things like creativity, flexibility, and innovation. I certainly don’t want the teacher who uses judgment about a particular situation, you know, situational ethics. My daughter better not get the teacher who reaches across the hallway to work with the teachers on the other side.

If our teachers don’t stick to the pledge, we’ll have to get rid of them.  Thank goodness we have politicians who know how important pledges are.