Bad Teacher?!?

Most Friday nights for the last several years, my girls and I go out.  We bring our hottest heels and dresses to work in our gym bags, head over to Mimi's house and pre-funk and change, and then we hit our favorite clubs.  No teacher talk allowed, no bitching about co-workers, no checking work emails on our phones.  We are no longer teachers; we are amazing, smart, sexy, carefree women!  However, as much as we like to pretend we're carefree, of course, the realities of life have hit us more and more this year than ever before.  Ever since Mimi had her triplets, it's been hard for us all to go out.  I mean, we're ten weeks into school and we've gone out, what, maybe 6 times?! Not that it's her fault, the other girls have kids too.  But they somehow manage to break away once a week to dance and drink the night away.  It's a shame, but I'm not even 30 yet, and it appears my dancing days are nearly over.

So, we've had to come up with alternate plans.  Tonight was movie night for my sweetie and me.  I stopped at the Redbox on my way home from what I would say was a hellish Friday and picked up a movie.  I made us plates of nachos, filled our beer pints (not with beer, but to the brim with vodka and lime) and settled onto the couch to watch something funny.


Bad Teacher, starring Cameron Diaz, Jason Segal and Justin Timberlake came out on DVD/Blu Ray this week. Of course, I had to get it, as I just love Jason Segal. Ever since he flashed his amazing manhood in full frontal glory in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I can't get enough of this guy. What an amazing piece of man meat!  So, of course, I couldn't resist Bad Teacher! Unfortunately, we don't see a single shot of him below the waist, but that just the least of the issues I have with this movie!

First off, Bad Teacher gives teachers a bad name.  Teachers have enough of an image problem in society these days.  The media feeds on stories of sexual abuse and scandals in education.  Yet, in this film, we see nothing but promiscuity, drug use, poor teaching, foul language and loose morals!

Here are the main points that strike me as negative toward teaching:

- She swears constantly, and in front of the class... even writing FUCKING on the papers she grades
- She does drugs, unapologetically.  I mean, who would do that? It's nearly as bad as GIVING drugs to students!
- She dresses like a big whore.  Yes, I used the W word.  I mean, you might as well wear some off the shoulder, little black dress on the first day of school.
- She doesn't take the profession of teaching seriously at all.  She has no regard for her students, her colleagues or the rules and policies of the school.

Ok, I will get off my soapbox now.  I realize not every teacher can be amazing... like (clears throat) some people I know, but let's give one another credit and try to portray teachers positively in the media!

If you know of a great teacher, tell them how much you appreciate them! We need pats on the backs too!

(And if you're a new reader to my blog, I suggest you scroll back to July and August to get some actual GOOD teaching tips, from a real professional who takes her job VERY seriously!)