When It Really Is the Teacher's Fault

When It Really Is the Teacher’s Fault By Elton Camp This is the excuse that we sometimes see “I did that bad cause teacher don’t like me.” It is far too easy to attempt to shift the blame And the teacher is a convenient one to name Yet, there are cases almost beyond any belief Where the teacher is a scoundrel and a thief To accept his monthly paycheck he has nerve When he had done but little any pay to deserve Tenure keeps a teacher from being unfairly fired So that the principal’s own brother can be hired But the incompetent and simply lazy it can shield That’s why some states such laws have repealed Often employed by such an unprofessional jerk Is assigning mindless and excessive homework On family life such as this has become a blight Dominate kids all day and control ‘em at night About student work he doesn’t really give a heck And throws the papers away without even a check Teachers like that surely need to be shown the gate To wait for them to retire is just entirely too late