The Spelling Bee
A teacher is giving a spelling bee. She asks little John to spell the
word "before"

"Um... Before: b-e-e-f-o-r" he replies erroneously. The teacher then
calls on Suzy.

"Before: b-e-p-h-o-r". Again, she is wrong, and the teacher calls on
little Leroy.

"Before: b-e-f-o-r-e." gloats the little boy.

"Very good, Leroy! Can you use the word in a sentence?"

"Yeah. Before: Two and two be fore."
If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without
assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job.
~Donald D. Quinn
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