Lipstick in School (Priceless!)
According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick, they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints.
Every night the maintenance man would remove them, and the next day the girls would put them back.
Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night (you can just imagine the yawns from the little princesses).
To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required.
He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
There are teachers .. and then there are educators
According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick, they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints.
Every night the maintenance man would remove them, and the next day the girls would put them back.
Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night (you can just imagine the yawns from the little princesses).
To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required.
He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
There are teachers .. and then there are educators
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Re: a good lesson
Fri, May 9, 2008 - 12:19 AMYou know, I just do not get this princess behavior. I know some people think it's 'cute' or indulgent for young girls to be so self-absorbed, but I was never like that. Frankly, I find it shitty. Why do young girls who have their heads that far up their butts think the world revolves around them?
I raised my son in an area where girls seemed to think they were owed far more than they would ever deserve. Spoiled, yes. Not all of them, but many.
The ones who were healthy and productive were refreshing. Those who were shits to custodial support, parents, friends, etc., I won't allow in my home.
I've observed an odd dynamic and 'girl power' thing that makes things a challenge. Almost like being rude or offensive is cool, to show you are empowered as a female. I wish young women would realize it's OK to be a female and not have to be a bitch to have strength.
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Re: a good lesson
Fri, May 9, 2008 - 8:22 AMYES YES YES YES YES YES YES. I can just see those young faces connecting the dots between thier vanity and the toilet! Fantastic!
Awareness is a wonderous thing, but the change has to be within the observer in order for the lesson to be learned.
I used to teach snowboarding, and people (adults as well as children) though if you were falling down it meant you weren't doing well. I'd explain that if you weren't falling down, then you weren't trying, and if you weren't trying you weren't learning, and if you weren't learning you'd never be any good at it. So falling down just means you are getting better. After that talk my students would always enjoy themselves much more.
I remember running into a guy about 35 years old late one afternoon. He had been in my morning class. He was plastered from head to toe with snow, slowly making his way down a green trail, falling every other turn. I stopped and asked him how he was doing...
..."I must be getting a lot better!" he said.
:)
