If You Choose That Profession
I Will Cry!
by Nic Samojluk
It was Crisly PenaFlora first year assignment as a junior high school teacher, and her students were behaving like any typical students of that age group. One morning she was helping her Canadian students navigate their career choice assignment, and she enumerated to them the many professions and occupations open to them, when one of the students expressed his dream of one day becoming a pimp. Of course the class erupted in an outburst of laughter.
Crisly had never heard that word before, since she had originally come from the Phillippines. Therefore, she asked her sudent to describe the pimp profession to her. This generated even more laughter from her students. At this point, Crisly made the following coment:
You can laugh all you want, but unless you tell me what the pimp profession involves, I will never be able to give any advice, since I have never heard that word before in my entire life.
The student had no choice but to describe the best he could the work of a professional pimp. When Crisly realized the meaning of such an occupation, she responded with the following comment:
If you choose that profession, I will cry!
Of course, the students wanted to know why would their teacher cry if that kid were to choose such an occupation. To which the teacher explained as follows:
I see you every day for an extended period of time, and you have become almost like part of my family. How could I refrain from crying if you make such a poor choice?
From that moment on there was a noticeable change in her students behavior in her class. Her students realized that here was a teacher who really cared for them and their future happyness.
Double Taxation
by An Anonymous Reader
"Yes, Canada has public education, in reality Socialism of the worst kind, and one can only wonder if such a dialogue has ever taken place in a private Christiain School in Canada? How are things in America, the nation under God, which, ends up punishing Christians parents with what amounts to double taxation, if they choose to send their children to Christian private schools, as God himself ordained from the very beginning, when he created Adam and Eve?"
Posted by an anonymous reader!
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Request from An Anonymous Reader
I received the following request from one of our members:
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This story is based on a personal conversation with Crisly PenaFlora. She is a teacher from Coquitlam, Canada. If you are interested in contacting her, you can send your email to me and I will be happy to forward it to her.
The Source of the Story
by Nic Samojluk
Here is my answer to the anonymous Guest who posted his comments above: You stated the following:
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| ... one can only wonder if such a dialogue has ever taken place in a private Christiain School in Canada ... |
I have no reason to question the veracity of what Crisly related to me. There were tears in her eyes as she told me the story. It was easy for me to visualize her experience, since I have had two years of teaching experience at the junior high school level, and I know what it takes to do it right: It takes a lot of understanding, patience and love.
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