Righteous Anger of the White Knight
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talktoolooseOoohhhh. Spitting mad! Snake phoned me at 9:00 from work just as I was about to head out the door. He had just been given shit by the summer replacement coordinator because he used a "non-standard expression" in the classroom. For those just joining us, Snake is on a contract teaching English for Academic Purposes to foreign students hoping to attend community college or university in Canada. He is teaching the highest level course on academic writing.
On Friday, in talking about strategies for developing their essays, he said to the students, "Don't cut off the branch under your own feet". Some student wrote it down and asked this temp coordinator bitch (who teaches their class grammar two days a week) what that expression meant. The cunt whore confronts Snake all full of self-righteousness and asks where he got that expression. He says that he made it up on the spot. She informs him that he should not ever say non-standard English in the class. She maintains a level of threat and indignation until she is convinced that she has successfully compensated for all past wrongs done do to her.
She then informs him that he can't use this day (on which she is teaching the class) to mark the huge pile of mid-term essays, but must do office work all day. Snake has the largest amount of marking in the program and had been told by another administrator that he could use his off days to mark, but kurva dupa (I'm running out of English words), who outranks the other administrator, says no, he has to file papers.
Slag! Harpy! Fishwife! Slattern!
WHY ARE ALL THE TERMS OF DERISION FOR WOMEN SEX NEGATIVE?! I DON'T LIKE IT!
I told him not to be cowed when he sees her today. Look her in the eye, I said, and let her know you're pissed. Snake has already been informed that he'll be teaching the same course next semester. He should say that he won't be able to unless he is given the marking day every week. It's ridiculous -- this place is laying him off for a week in August so that he won't ever reach 90 days in a row after which they would have to review his salary. Furthermore, they pay less than any other college. He has no reason to offer them unquestioning submission. He is a teacher with 10 years of experience, including 4 at this college.
Kids, don't let this happen to you. Your employers need you as much as you need them. Demand your rights.
On Friday, in talking about strategies for developing their essays, he said to the students, "Don't cut off the branch under your own feet". Some student wrote it down and asked this temp coordinator bitch (who teaches their class grammar two days a week) what that expression meant. The cunt whore confronts Snake all full of self-righteousness and asks where he got that expression. He says that he made it up on the spot. She informs him that he should not ever say non-standard English in the class. She maintains a level of threat and indignation until she is convinced that she has successfully compensated for all past wrongs done do to her.
She then informs him that he can't use this day (on which she is teaching the class) to mark the huge pile of mid-term essays, but must do office work all day. Snake has the largest amount of marking in the program and had been told by another administrator that he could use his off days to mark, but kurva dupa (I'm running out of English words), who outranks the other administrator, says no, he has to file papers.
Slag! Harpy! Fishwife! Slattern!
WHY ARE ALL THE TERMS OF DERISION FOR WOMEN SEX NEGATIVE?! I DON'T LIKE IT!
I told him not to be cowed when he sees her today. Look her in the eye, I said, and let her know you're pissed. Snake has already been informed that he'll be teaching the same course next semester. He should say that he won't be able to unless he is given the marking day every week. It's ridiculous -- this place is laying him off for a week in August so that he won't ever reach 90 days in a row after which they would have to review his salary. Furthermore, they pay less than any other college. He has no reason to offer them unquestioning submission. He is a teacher with 10 years of experience, including 4 at this college.
Kids, don't let this happen to you. Your employers need you as much as you need them. Demand your rights.
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