EDUCATIONAL INSPECTOR: A Dystopian Review

So ya think yer kompetent ta teach?
Well, let me inspect yer kredentials & then see.

Zis record shows ya don't support school policies –
yer should show conformity.

This document suggests yer outspoken about many affairs –
good teachers are silent & defer to Our Beloved Chair.

This video reveals ya laugh lots in class.
Teachers must be dignified – not crass.

This report suggests you relish irony & guile
you should be more diffident & maintain a smile!

For our government you have expressed disdain –
good teachers are cheerful & never act that way.

Are you qualified ta teach
our precious youth?

Our data suggests 
another job iz better fer you.

A custodial position starts next week –
unless you wish to become a vagrant
consider that seriously.


Melissa: (shaking her head) This type of thing could never exist in a democracy.

Tim:     Who said we live in a democracy? Beneath the veneer of politeness, 
         it is surprising how savage we still are.

Liao:    (nodding) And like it or not, teaching is inherently political.


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from _Crassroom Voices - Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Education_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:    A dark satire about what happens when ideological purity counts
            more than educational ability in schools.  
KEYWORDS:   school fascism, educational politics, authoritarianism

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 1993 in Shizuoka, Japan / Finished: 2020 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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