New Teachers Want a Male Teacher
The new teachers wanted to hire a male teacher
He will be able to control them, they argued.
He will be forceful, they will listen to him
Some of us who have been around awhile
Tried to tell them that gender does not matter
But who are we? Old dinosaurs, who are invisible.
So, we got outvoted and they hired Mr. Mumbles.
On the first day the second graders stole his lunch
Burned his briefcase and put thumbtacks in his fanny pack.
He thought he had misplaced his phone, but we knew
The seven-year-olds probably had it.
He had to pay $150 to have a new car key.
"Hiring a male teacher fixed everything," I said to another dinosaur.
We laughed all the way out of the school building.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2022
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