"My Year Volunteering As A Teacher Helped Educate A New Generation Of Underprivileged Kids"

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http://www.theonion.com/articles/my-year-volunteering-as-a-teacher-helped-educate-a,28803/

When I graduated college last year, I was certain I wanted to make a real difference in the world. After 17 years of education, I felt an obligation to share my knowledge and skills with those who needed it most.

After this past year, I believe I did just that. Working as a volunteer teacher helped me reach out to a new generation of underprivileged children in dire need of real guidance and care. Most of these kids had been abandoned by the system and, in some cases, even by their families, making me the only person who could really lead them through the turmoil.

Was it always easy? Of course not. But with my spirit and determination, we were all able to move forward.

Those first few months were the most difficult of my life. Still, I pushed through each day knowing that these kids really needed the knowledge and life experience I had to offer them. In the end, it changed all of our lives.

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[proud2BlibKansan]

1. LOL the counterpoint is great!

For crying out loud, we're not adopted puppies you can show off to your friends.

Look, we all get it. Underprivileged children occasionally say some really sad things that open your eyes and make you feel as though you've grown as a person, but this is my actual education we're talking about here. Graduating high school is the only way for me to get out of the malignant cycle of poverty endemic to my neighborhood and to many other impoverished neighborhoods throughout the United States. I can't afford to spend these vital few years of my cognitive development becoming a small thread in someone's inspirational narrative.

But hey, how much can I really know, anyway? I haven't had an actual teacher in three years.

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2. I loved it too.

It's almost not satire.

[mbperrin]

3. Very great counterpoint! In my high school senior classes,

I have mine make up a lesson plan and demonstrate it on a seemingly-simple topic, like how to tie your shoes. They're always astonished at the work they have to put in it to make it work.

I find this eliminates all the second-guessing and jargon-excuses, like "You're not teaching the way I learn" and so on.

And garners a teeny bit of respect for three decades of doing that daily, 6 times a day.

Thanks!

[LWolf]

5. The counterpoint would make a great banner

to replace those "mission statements."

[Reader Rabbit]

4. Nothing satisfies like The Onion!

Although, to be honest, this one is my favorite.

http://www.theonion.com/video/in-the-know-are-tests-biased-against-students-who,17966/

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