I can sympathize with the local situation regarding the pensions as
the entire social security system here is threatened. I saw Chris
Rock on DVD last night and he argued that African-Americans should get
Social Security at 29 as the average life span of a Black man is 54.
A joke heavily freighted with how things are.
Mairead
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 03:48:05 EST, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Mairead:
> >"I think there is a resentment against teachers: expressed by your
> crack about pensions"<
>
> It was a joke, a topical one here in UK at moment where the Gov are doing
> nasty things to public sector pensions. A dark joke? Yes, because issues
> such as pensions are a lot more important than poetry.
>
> I was a teacher Mairead, for many many years, and my wife is a teacher too.
> I do not have disrespect for teachers and I do not for the life of me see
> how discussing the subject of poetry in colleges and schools, however
> negative, is being disrespectful to teachers. Is it that my tone is not
> respectful enough? If so, then sorry, but I am pretty sure that if that were
> the case it would not be the sort of 'respect' I would give anyway. The
> title 'teacher' means nothing - I reserve respect for the individual.
>
> Tim A.
>
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