The MAC Phoundation

• What is it like being an Urban Educator?
•      Under what conditions do we teach?
• What are the motivations of our students?

Roaches and rats attending class with a higher frequency than some students.  Classroom windows broken by enraged boys and chairs thrown by enraged girls.  Teacher bitten by a student.  MySpace addicts.  Facebook fanatics.  Stolen laptop computers.  Freezing rooms; sweltering rooms.  Free and reduced lunch.  Students hypnotized by Hip Hop.  Male students in continuous, full sag.  Female students in silver-metallic over-the-calf stiletto boots.  High male students.  Horny female students.  Fights, fights and more fights.  Xenophobic teachers.  Teaching positions unfilled for three months into the school year.  Security slow in responding to aid teachers in moments of duress and teachers who overly rely on panic buttons.  Weapons found.  Frustrated teachers retiring mid-year.  Multiple temporary-interim-acting principals.  Welcome to Urban Education!

Thoughts & Lamentations is an honest presentation of "Urban" Education in the 2K!  It is the collection of words teachers utter and wish to utter, honest words from honest thoughts.  Once you start reading it, you'll laugh at the brutal honesty offered through the insight of various teachers.  Preview the book and then order it today from Lulu.com!

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"Twas the Night" 

T’WAS THE NIGHT before school,
            and all through the house,

            kids were excited about the next day,
            so happy they could shout.
They laid out Girbaud rubber bands
            and Air Forces

            in hopes morning would soon come
            so they could be with their cohorts.
Doo-rag on head,

            and bandanna in pocket,

            feeling invincible

            like a scud missile or rocket.
Not concerned about books,

            pens or supplies,

            making sure they were fresh dressed
            when the sun would soon rise.
The alarm clock rang

            and students rose as if being born.
Got to school and sent back home
            because of that darn uniform!

"Utopia"  

Ah!  My very own classroom!

All the years of college

Have finally paid off!

My own room,

Own kids,

And own agenda!

This is great, molding young minds

My way.

Wow!  My first staff meeting.

All this information is great;

It will really help teach the kids.

            Whoa! Pacing guide, 34 students,

Meetings everyday & every

Planning period.

            Stop class & exercise with the kids;

Get Level 1 readers to Level 4 in

6 Months.

            Take attendance 3 different ways;

Read all e-mails daily;

Test all 34 kids with only 2 computers.

            Walk them to lunch and

Sit with them at lunch;

Stay till 9 p.m. for curriculum night.

Boy, what’s the starting salary for this job:

WELCOME TO MCDONALD’S!

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?