Posted by shar on March 26, 2003, at 21:22:37
In reply to Hi, Shar., posted by beardedlady on March 26, 2003, at 19:17:47
All is hell, er...I mean swell. I know you could not be referring to the great state of Texas with that "hell's basement" comment...so you must be referring to my new job (it's temp)...grading student essays done as part of a standardized test!!!
Now, that is true hell. They come in batches of 40 essays, handwritten/scrawled, two pages max, high school juniors. It's enough to make you want to move somewhere where the leaders of tomorrow will not be able to find you! It is downright SCARY that these kids cannot put a sentence together (as in subject+predicate type regular old sentence). There is the rare really great essay, though. And a LOT of plagiarism from "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul."
I don't work in a basement, but it is a windowless room. Same thing.
Some GREAT quotes. But, I don't think I can say any of them because it's all super confidential. I will say, though, that I was surprised to learn that Sojourner Truth and Rosa Parks started the civil rights movement in the 70's, and it was Lincoln that said "ask not what your country can do for you... etc."
I've been wanting to tell you about the job--I knew you would appreciate it from a grammar and wordophile* perspective, but working 8-5 I haven't been too much on the boards of late. So, I'm glad you said hi! And, how's it up there in hell's attic?
*Now, when I don't know a word, I just make one up. It's so great to still be learning things.
Love life is great. Great to be loved, be loving, be in love. God's hand was in this one, that's for sure!
S
> How are you holding up down there in hell's basement? How's the love life?
>
> beardy : )>
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