Every school I've taught at the kids have
accused me of having a thing for one (or more) of the female teachers on the
staff. My first school it was the Spanish teacher, 10 years my junior. My second
school it was Paperback Writer. My third school it was either the English
teacher that came over from my second school the same year or the History
teacher right next door. These were all junior high schools, so I thought it was
a junior high thing. Not so much. I moved to the high school right around the
corner from the jr high I was teaching at, so now three years later, I have a
bunch of the same students I had there, back when they were in 7th grade. They
are now Sophmores, and they are still asking me if I'm dating Ms. History
Teacher. Ahh, but the plot thickens. This year a history teacher from Paperback
Writer's school transferred over to my high school. (It's hard keeping track of
all this without the school names, huh? Sorry). Her classroom is right next door
to mine, and since we were friends back at the old school, I drop by often to
see how she's doing in the new environment. Despite the fact that she is the
same age as my oldest niece, the kids are convinced that we have something
going. I walk out of her classroom one afternoon and there is a bunch of the
boys hanging out at their locker right near by. (Anyone who has met her will
know why the boys hang out by her room). They give me this all knowing look, and
one of them says something, though I can't remember what. So I look at them and
say "Yeah, you're just jealous." Junior High they would have turned red and
denied the whole thing. High School they just looked a little humble and agreed.
On another day a group of boys and girls were advising me on where I should take
her on our date. One girl suggested I take her to the Mayan*, because (and I
quote) "You'll have your food and she'll see them
guys in Speedos." Um, thanks.
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And finally, the most romantic thing I've ever
heard in the halls of a public school : "If I were
s sponge, I'd soak you up." I think I'll sell that one to
Hallmark.
* The Mayan is a restaurant that has an indoor diving pool, and part of the entertainment includes music, dancing and guys diving into the pool.
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