Margaret Anderson wrote a tongue-in-cheek article, “A Few Good Moms”, ending it quite brilliantly with a "modified version" of Jack Nicholson's iconic speech from the movie, " A Few Good Men".
Her article, and this speech, sparked the following idea:
" Parents, politicians and fellow citizens, we live in a world that has children. And those children need to be guided, taught and assessed. Who's gonna do that job? You senator? You superintendent Smith? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You claim I'm not doing enough. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know — that my human and professional imperfections, while tragic, in the end still engage and inspire students. And my existence, while seemingly
noncompliant and sometimes quite burdened, changes young lives.
"You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about in PTA and legislative meetings, you know you want me in my classroom. You need me in my classroom. Teachers speak of concepts like responsibility, performance based assessment, and student centered learning. We use these concepts as the backbone of a life spent teaching children. You use them as a punchline. So I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to communities which rise and sleep under the blanket of education that I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it. I'd rather that you just said 'thank you' and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a teacher's edition and stand the post."
BOOYAH!
