How about a bubble test for politicians? I mean since they are so accurate and insightful — and can be used to determine so much authentic insight into actual professionalism — why not make the people who are making our students student up to the scntron have to step up to the scantron sheet themself?

I’ll go easy on the — it’ll be a simple T or F bubble test.

Choose A for True and B for False.

Number 2 pencils only please.

1. Did you fulfill all of your campaign promises in a timely, thorough manner?
T or F?

2. Did you balance the budget?
T or F?

3. Did you have sex with a goat in the bathroom of a travel stop along the highway at 2:00 a.m.?
T or F?

Please add questions to the list as you see fit. I figure a 100 question bubble test should give us just the data we need to determine the effectiveness of our elected leaders.

And we could also devise them for school superintendents, principals, and parents, too. Think of the accountability!!

ETS, watch out… I am gonna take down your empire!!!

When you are a teacher, sometimes you get worn out.

I mean WORN OUT. It’s inevitable. That’s why I endorse caffeine. After all, when you teach teens, they have hormones, sugar and youth on their side. Caffeine is the great equalizer. It allows me to hit another gear when I ordinarily would not have another gear in me but oh-so-desperately need it.

You can take away my paper supply, you can take away my access to resources, you can take away the electricity, pencils and even my chair — I’ll be just fine. But take away my caffeine and the game is over.