"Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your school. In order to assist you in connecting the right staff member, please listen to all your options before making a selection:
To lie about why your child is absent, press 1
To make excuses for why your child did not do his work, press 2
To complain about what we do, press 3
To swear at staff members, press 4
To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed in your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you, press 5
If you want us to raise your child, press 6
If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone, press 7
To request another teacher for the third time this year, press 8
To complain about bus transportation, press 9
To complain about school lunches, press 0
If you realize this is the real world and your child must be accountable and responsible for his/her own behavior, class work, homework, and that it's not the teachers' fault for your children's lack of effort ... hang up and have a nice day!"
Thanks Petey, it's great to know what the article is all about. Although the Snopes version indicates it's from 2009, it's interesting to me that it is an educational problem in the USA indicated by an article that a number of teachers and supervisory staff have recently been charged with cheating to increase their school's or school district's status as to its level of achievement. To me, it's all just part of the dumbing down of America. The dumbing down of America benefits only the power of the administration to do whatever they want without interference by the people. ("Government of the people, by the people, for the people" - SURE!!!)
What are you going to press????
Funny Nigel. Thanks for the smile.
LMAO,
I wished we had that at our school.
ha ha ha. I figured you, being a teacher, would like that. I've giggled every time I think of that video. Oh, it's just way too true.
Australians tell it like it is !
Is there a script available?
Here is the snopes version in script form :
Let me know if you have problems accessing that , Buzz .
"Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your school. In order to assist you in connecting the right staff member, please listen to all your options before making a selection:
To lie about why your child is absent, press 1
To make excuses for why your child did not do his work, press 2
To complain about what we do, press 3
To swear at staff members, press 4
To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed in your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you, press 5
If you want us to raise your child, press 6
If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone, press 7
To request another teacher for the third time this year, press 8
To complain about bus transportation, press 9
To complain about school lunches, press 0
If you realize this is the real world and your child must be accountable and responsible for his/her own behavior, class work, homework, and that it's not the teachers' fault for your children's lack of effort ... hang up and have a nice day!"
Thanks Petey, it's great to know what the article is all about. Although the Snopes version indicates it's from 2009, it's interesting to me that it is an educational problem in the USA indicated by an article that a number of teachers and supervisory staff have recently been charged with cheating to increase their school's or school district's status as to its level of achievement. To me, it's all just part of the dumbing down of America. The dumbing down of America benefits only the power of the administration to do whatever they want without interference by the people. ("Government of the people, by the people, for the people" - SURE!!!)
Yup. America sure sucks sometimes.
Works for me. Glad I don't have any kids in school!
Now that was funny!!!!!! What's not so funny is it is true!!!!! Thanks!!!