the tittle of this blog was going to be "i finally whored myself out" but i realized as i was talking to a friend last night that whores get paid... i did it for free. i'm like that person who sleeps with anybody to validate theirself, and never stops to wonder why nobody ever calls them back b/c they are already onto sleeping with the next person to make theirself feel better. sigh, my boss (actually my director asked me for the principal b/c i guess the principal is still mad at me for bringing up the fact that she isn't paying me for 27 teaching blocks a month (i teach for about 55 minutes a day for free(which i guess makes me even more of a slut))) ask me to write a 110-150 word piece to help recruit new teachers. i said yes because i like being helpful, but man, while i was writing it i kept saying to myself "man, i can't say that!!! oh shit, that's not true..." so i had to walk that fine line of telling the truth and not making this seem like YBM Gangnam is crappy place to work, trying to make faults look like selling points. i came up with lines like "the administration and parents take an active interest in the daily happenings of class" "the administration is open to receiving concerns that arise on the job and at home" and my favorite "with 5 months left on my contract, I find myself wanting to stay in South Korea for at least another year". what all these really said were a) parents will bitch when kids don't learn something well enough and also bitch when you leave the syllabus to spend more time on something they are having a hard time with, b) yes, you can go and talk to administrators about problems kids are having in class, problems with your contract not being fulfilled, and problems with the housing they provide you, and they will politely listen to you-- just don't expect anything to actually happen, and c)yes i want to stay in korea for another year, but i mention nothing about wanting to stay with YBM or even in seoul.
please, god, if they use my letter to try to lure some sap into this farce of a school, please let him/her be able to read between the lines and take none of what i say for granted. and please, people, if you see a letter entitled "dear prospective teachers" with the above lines in it and signed "sincerely, luke reschly"- politely finish your interview, stand up, put on your coat, flip them the biggest bird you can while shouting "suck on that" and run.
sincerely,
luke reschly
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I sit here and wonder this: does my little brother imagine himself to be some sort of literary giant? Does he fancy himself the next coming of ee cummings? Learn to use the ‘Shift’ key man. It isn’t hard, I’m sure you learned how to use it in you rigors education you received at that paragon of higher learning: Newton High School.
Also, you need to post more. I know you lack motivation, but you wry, and somewhat schizophrenic sense of humor leads me to some of the best condescending chuckles I’ve had in quite sometime. I do feel better than other people for catching most of you jokes.
Here’s a question to ponder: does laughing at small children, say 6 to 10 years old, when the do stupid things, that end up hurting them, make one a bad person?
Please tell me that this isnt my brother luke if so what are you doing writing your name online?????????
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