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Porn viewing starts as early as elementary school
Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock
Teacher trauma
Tomorrow I teach my sev-
enth class. It's easy to re-
member the exact number
because that's how it is with
trauma. The actual experi-
ence may fade
into a haze of
chalk dust, but
the number of
times you've
experienced
such agony re-
mains.
Chalk dust?
Whom am I
kidding? There
is no chalk.
And that's part
of the problem. These col-
lege students don't know the
asthmatic repercussions of
a chalkboard covered from
top to bottom in cursive
writing. Heck, they don't
even know what cursive is!
They never experienced the
chalk, which could only be
described as leprous as it
squeaked across the black-
boards and busted a class-
roomful of eardrums, losing
remnants of its chalky body.
They don't know how a cloud
of chalks-that-once-were
would hang like a low ceil-
ing, highlighted in alternat-
ing glorious and claustropho-
bia-inducing colors by the
flickering fluorescent lights
above. I'm fairly certain that
inhaling that toxic cloud dai-
ly was the onset of the na-
tionwide peanut allergy ep-
idemic—or perhaps just my
fear of disco balls and any-
thing that hangs above my
head and reflects light.
This is where we can't re-
late. It's not just a genera-
tional difference or a refer-
ential difference.
I genuinely be-
lieve that young
people's full lung
function, made
possible by a
lack of classroom
chalk pollution,
enables them to
sigh more deep-
ly (and audibly)
in my general di-
rection. And as is
the case with yawns, one au-
dible sigh begets another—
until the whole classroom is
issuing air like a synchro-
nized release of a bushel of
balloons. Maybe I should
just be glad the sighs hav-
en't morphed into full-on flat-
ulence noises. In the world of
teaching trauma, you have to
count your wins where you
find them.
I keep thinking I will get
better at this. I love teaching
in the sense that I love shar-
ing knowledge. And I am an
experienced and beloved
public speaker. Throw me
in front of a conference with
hundreds of viewers and I
am relatable, informative,
funny and inspiring. Throw
me in front of 18 18 -year-
olds and I am received in a
way that is one step above
flatulence noises. My jokes
fall flat. My excitement goes
unmet. At some point in the
lecture, I start touching my
face to make sure there is no
food chilling out on my chin.
Something must explain the
blank and confused stares!
What I wouldn't give for spin-
ach in my teeth!
Part of my problem, most
definitely, is that I don't em-
brace the technology they're
used to. I haven't uploaded
the lesson onto the Slack app
ahead of time. They didn't
get to read the lesson prior
KENNETH CURTIS ESTATE
AUCTION
SATURDAY, JUNE 9
Tools, Antiques, Collectibles, Glassware, Van,
Furniture, Household Items, and much more
10 a.m. EDT
Location: N. Walnut St. & E. Washington St.,
Winslow, IN
View photos on auctionzip.com I.D. number 46613
Auctioneer's Note: is is going to be an auction you won't
want to miss, items for everyone. Will be selling for several hours.
Sale will be located indoors if needed. is is just a partial listing,
still finding lots of items. Any questions, call
Kaleb Claridge 812-789-6761.
Antiques, Collectibles and Glassware: Cast iron skillets, brass wash-
board, pocket knife, vintage luggage, train set, meat cleaver, advertise-
ment ashtray, microscope, copper and brass hardware, postcard col-
lection, picnic baskets, oil lamp, outstanding plate collection, Roseville
pottery, daisy butter churn, several political buttons, BB gun, minnow
bucket, several oil cans, two Griswold cast iron skillets, vintage tools,
1950's -1970's Winslow High School trophies, 3-gallon butter churn, 5
railroad lanterns, glass oil can, several old milk bottles, glass water bottle,
3 Petersburg glass bottles, Vincennes glass bottle, wrought iron, galva-
nized tray, Phillip Morris cigarette display, tobacco tins, advertisement
yardsticks, antique stove, 2 galvanized wash tubs, cast iron safe, Hoosier
glass, several boxes of misc. glassware.
Tools and Van: Lots of wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, nut drivers, ham-
mers, saws, 3 Crasman table saws, Crasman jigsaw, Coleman gener-
ator, DeWalt circular saw, DeWalt sander, several drills, sanders, saws,
Wilton vice, Ryobi saw, 2 chainsaws, 2 Echo weedeaters, 6 ladders, lots
of long handle tools, levels, battery charger, squares, ratchet straps, 2 up-
right toolboxes, air tank, tiller, garden hose, work benches, tires, hatchets,
pipe wrenches, lots of hardware, paint, and other tool-related items, 2006
Dodge Grand Caravan, wheelchair accessible, 136,000 miles.
Furniture and Household Items: 13 bookshelves, 11 file cabinets, several
sofa tables, lots of lamps, 6 wooden organizers, 5 beds, podium, white
laundry cabinet, piano with piano bench, 2 loveseats, pedestal table, 7
end tables, 8 wingback chairs, school desk, 3 kitchen tables, several an-
tique cabinets, antique chair, desk, pedestal dining room table, antique
table, pie safe, 3 wooden chairs, 2 vintage showcases, 2 metal shelves,
metal wardrobe, over 50 wooden chairs, microwave, ice cream maker, ice
cream freezer, 2 dryers, 2 washers, coffee maker, over 50 plant stands,
clean coolers, chalkboard, 2 display cases, vintage Christmas decorations,
3 wheelchairs, walker, cra items.
Real Estate: Curtis Funeral Home and residence. 3 bedroom, 1 bath
house, attached garage. Funeral home has lots of space with a great op-
portunity. 4 parcels. Randy Harris, realtor.
Terms and Conditions: Cash or check with proper I.D.; announcements day of auction
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