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Friday, April 20, 2012

YOU CAN’T FIX STUPID « Teachers Fight Back

YOU CAN’T FIX STUPID « Teachers Fight Back:

YOU CAN’T FIX STUPID

Teachers, principals, administrators, aides, and any adult associated with a school. How many times do I have to tell you? DO NOT E.MAIL, TEXT, TWEET, TOOT, SHOW A FILM, A VIDEO, MAKE A PHONE CALL, POST SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK OR COMMUNICATE TO ANYONE IN ANY WAY OTHER THAN WHAT WOULD BE PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY FORM OF HUMOR, JOKE, SARCASM, LIGHTHEARTED MOMENT, OR ANYTHING THAT DEVIATES FROM THE PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS AT HAND.
Apparently a principal with twenty-five years of dedicated service, made the mistake of trying to inject humor into a staff meeting by showing a video of a comedienne who is somewhat famous for his routine centering around the phrase, “you can’t fix stupid”.
Allegedly some staff members took offense and the incident became newsworthy. The news media recently indicated that the principal resigned.  Once the news media gets a hold of a potentially embarrassing situation,