Just a Little Too Young

Have you ever had a teacher

who would rather play in her chair

then do her job?



Who asks the kids to spin her

and follow her on instagram

when the students are just

begging to learn

a basic grammar structure?



Welcome to my Pre-AP

College driven, blow-off

junior level english class

Taught by a college student herself.



I’ve never sat in a classroom

with students complaining about not working.

I have never gone through an honors class

supposedly created to push and challenge us

where I don’t have to lift a pinky and hold a 97%



When will you learn?

You demand respect but will not earn it

You telling us about your boyfriend more than authors

We know more about your daily life then the english language



No one has read a single book assigned

Because you encourage the use of Sparknotes

Who’s gonna work hard if you tell them not to?

Who is going to respect you if you act like a high schooler?



You may have scored highly on several tests

But you are a ditz

A self absorbed, bleach blonde ditz

If you understood all of the comments and jokes made about you

You would quit your job



No, you’re not a ditz

You’re painfully ignorant

Thank goodness I’ve had a large vocabulary since 6th grade

Because there’s no way you would’ve taught me such a large word



And don’t get me started on painful

Oh wait

Too late



You pick your favorites so harshly

If the pretty cheerleader likes something

It will never change

Even if it physically or emotionally hurts other students



If you continue to talk down

To students with an average ACT score almost double yours

You won’t be able to talk down

When you’re out of a job



So if you want us to read a book

Three centuries old in a language we don’t understand

Imply to read Sparknotes instead of attempting,

and yell that no one read it



You need to take a step back

And analyze yourself

Because unfortunately

We can’t make you wear a red D on your chest

Dumb, because of how you make yourself seem



Or maybe the principal

Will agree to you wearing

A bright, glitter B

Right over where your heart is supposed to be

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