How do you earn your desk?

[Mojo65]

In September of 2005, a social studies school teacher from Arkansas
did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with
permission of the school superintendent, the principal, and the
building supervisor, she took all of the desks out of the classroom.

The kids came into first period, they walked in; there were no
desks. They obviously looked around and said, "Where's our desks?"

The teacher said, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you
earn them."

They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades."

"No," she said.

"Maybe it's our behavior."

And she told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."

And so they came and went in the first period, still no desks in the
classroom. Second period, same thing. Third period. By early
afternoon television news crews had gathered in the class to find
out about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of the
classroom. The last period of the day, the instructor gathered her
class.

They were at this time sitting on the floor around the sides of the room.

She said, "Throughout the day no one has really understood how you
earn the desks that sit in this classroom ordinarily. Now I'm going
to tell you."

She went over to the door of her classroom and opened it, and as she
did 27 U.S. veterans, wearing their uniforms, walked into that
classroom, each one carrying a school desk. And they placed those
school desks in rows, and then they stood along the wall. By the
time they had finished placing the desks, those kids for the first
time I think perhaps in their lives understood how they earned those
desks.

Their teacher said, "You don't have to earn those desks. These guys
did it for you. They put them out there for you, but it's up to you
to sit here responsibly, to learn, to be good students and good
citizens, because they paid a price for you to have that desk, and
don't ever forget it."

Amen! God bless the men and women that put on the uniform!

[clampdown]

Being a teacher this is something I would love to do. Thanks

[smokeyscotch]

Great post. Thanks for sharing that. Not a day goes by for some time now, that I don't think about our awesome Military Persons.

[Tidefan73]

Excellent story!! We need more teachers like that!!

[Deuce Da Masta]

That is great. Kind of stuff I love reading in the morning before work.

[Kayak_Rat]

Makes me proud to be from AR. This is truly a great object lesson. I bet if you asked the kids about it in 20 years. they would still remember every little detail.

[wh0re]

wow, what a great lesson for those kids

[mike32312]

Now that's a lesson. Thanks for sharing.

[virginia_dave]

Being a veteran I love the idea.


I am also willing to bet that half the schools would never allow it, and many of those that did would receive so many complaints.

I would even bet that the ACLU would somehow object thinking that this country is free because of them.

[Silound]

Nice quote dave

A Fistfull of Dollars was one of my all time fav Clint Eastwood movies, easily followed by the Dirty Harry movies.

[KASR]

Great stuff!

[ca21455]

Excellent teacher! Thanks for sharing.

[King James]

I dont care if its a true story or not, it was a nice change of pace to read

[Mojo65]

Originally Posted by King James

I dont care if its a true story or not, it was a nice change of pace to read

According to Snopes its true. Im glad you all enjoyed it.

As for the ACLU...American Criminal Liberty's Union dont get me started on that subject.......