Day Forty-Eight?

For those of you just tuning in, "This Guy is Falling" follows the educational exploits of Mr. Birds-Eye, a high school teacher in his third year of teaching, traditionally the make or break year in the profession. Fearing that he has finally reached his wits end, Birds-Eye decides to write a blog in hopes that he can reboot his year by focusing on the positives of the profession.

And I'm happy to report that it's been working.


It's been hard getting back into the swing of things.


Here's a quickie...


INT. CLASSROOM - DAY


Teacher - What do you know about Abraham Lincoln? The guy with the beard.


Student # 1 - He got shot.


Student # 2 - He wore a hat and boots.


Teacher - Actually, the guy who shot him was John Wilkes Booth.


Student #3 - I heard he was gay.


Teacher - Who?


Student #3 - Abraham Lincoln. He was gay.


Teacher - That's cool.


Student #1 - Abraham Lincoln was gay?


Student # 2 - Yeah, he lived with this guy for a little bit.


Gay Student - Way to go Abe!


END SCENE


And that in a nutshell is why I still like teaching.


Signing off.


Birds-Eye