A Modest Proposal

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A Modest Proposal for Preventing Children Becoming Horrible Teachers and, Replacing Them with Computers that Will Hopefully Not Take Over The World, but Will Change It, Seeing that the World is Cruel and Turns Children into Horrible Teachers all because an Individual Teacher Yelled at a Student in 4th Grade. The world needs teachers, effective teachers! There are currently 25.8 million teachers in the world, and 3.1 million teachers in the U.S.A. This doesn't necessarily mean they are all good teachers. These numbers tell how many people were hired to become teachers to support themselves, their family and hopefully their students’ education; not how many teach effectively. What is an effective teacher? Well, let's first, focus on how not …show more content…
Diagonally from you is your crush! The most beautiful girl you’ve ever seen, a redhead by the name of Scarlett wearing a forest green dress. It was the first day of school, and you wanted to impress her as much as possible. Mr. Morrison, a history professor, stands up and asks the class a question. “Is the world round, or flat?” A simple question, one that you certainly know. You think, “This will definitely impress Scarlett.” You raise your hand with pure confidence. Mr. Morrison walks up to you, you say, “It is flat.” He stares at you blankly, in shock. The classroom giggles, including Scarlett. You look around the classroom with confusion to why they were laughing. He leans in, so close to your face, you can smell what he ate for breakfast that morning. Gross! He pounds his hands on your desks and yells, “ARE YOU SERIOUS? Do you really think the world is flat? He walks away to his desk and swipes it clean with anger, tossing everything that was once neatly laid on his desk, to the floor. He turns to point at you, “Wow, you’re a dumb@$$.” You're in fear, you stutter out the words, “I-I’m sorry, i-it was a mis-” He cuts you off. “You are a disgrace to this classroom, and to your family. It is not flat, it is round. Just look at the maps. It