Another thing to ponder. As I kid, I never imagined my teachers having lives. (Well, my parochial school teachers might not have had lives, actually.) I guess they were wrapped in plastic overnight to keep the dust off, and stored in a cupboard somewhere. I dunno. I would never imagine a teacher going to a bar, having a boyfriend/girlfriend, swearing, dressing like a punk, skateboarding, having a tattoo, attending a rock concert, going out clubbing........anything other than teaching. Why, even running into a teacher at a store was an odd and amazing thing.
Now I have been the teacher, and I know the dirty truth. Teachers are people. *gasp* They drink and swear and have sex and get speeding tickets and watch R rated movies and hang out in goth bars or what ever else "shocking" behaviors adults can get into. Given that I live in Madison, I am positive that there is a contingent of teachers who toke up. Sweet Ms. Smith the kindergarten teacher might have a navel piercing, a couple of tattoos, and a leather fetish. Mr. Jones the English teacher might be a skater punk with a fondness for crowd surfing. This amuses me muchly.
