Always Be Teaching

ALWAYS. Be teaching.

Matthew Thiele
The Haven

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Blake at a chalkboard
Still from Glengarry Glen Ross © Zupnik Media (Fair Use)

Let me have your attention for a moment. So you’re talking about what? Bitching about that extra class? Some son of a bitch don’t wanna do his homework? Somebody don’t want what you’re selling? Some parent you’re trying to hustle?

Let’s talk about something important. Put. That coffee. Down. Coffee is for teachers only. You think I’m fucking with you? I am not fucking with you.

I’m here from Downtown. I’m here from Mitch and Murray. And I’m here on a mission of mercy. Your name’s Levene? You call yourself an educator, you son of a bitch?

I don’t gotta listen to this shit.

You certainly don’t, pal. Cuz the good news is, you’re fired. The bad news is you got — all of you got — just one week to regain your jobs, starting this morning. Starting with today’s classes.

Oh, have I got your attention now? Good. Cuz we’re adding a little something to this month’s Teacher of the Month competition. As you all know, first prize is a $5 coupon to that shady Herbalife dealer downtown. Anybody wanna see what second prize is? Second prize: a pack of pencils. Third prize is you’re fired.

You get the picture? You laughing now? You got students. Mitch and Murray paid good money. Get their names and teach them. If you can’t teach the students…

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Matthew Thiele
The Haven

Independent scholar and satirist. Published in Slackjaw, Points in Case, McSweeney’s, Ben Jonson Journal, and other fine publications.