What are you learning?

I used to do tech support. I loved trying to get people to follow directions. I was amazed at the inventive ways they could misunderstand.
All I can say is, there's a reason suppositories come with the instruction to remove from wrapper before inserting.

I taught Junior High for about 15 years, and I used to joke with my colleagues that I needed to get a series of tee-shirts with the things I said repeatedly to the kids printed on them …  “Take out your books”, “Put your name on the page”, “Where is your pencil?”, etc.  I think we as a society are good at hearing, but not necessarily talented as listeners.

When the Family Guy characters Stewie and Brian opened the Emmy Awards last year, they did a song about how great it was that there was so much garbage on TV because otherwise Americans would have to learn to read.  Hang in there.  I work in customer service, and my customers don't read any of the instructions I email them.  I could cope by drinking, but I gave up drinking a few years ago, so now I do healthier things like jogging, meditating, and singing obscene songs at the top of my lungs in the shower.

Hoping the new teaching experience is fulfilling and inspiring…..
love,
CG