As a substitute teacher at local high schools, I try to leave the students with a few life skills. Like, There are rules. There really are a few rules in life. One: Always look busy. Two: Never attract the attention of management. Three: If somebody, especially politician or a corporate executive, says “I don’t recall” in a witness box, they’re lying. Flat out. Lying. And finally, the single thing I remember from my days in high school, a remark made by civics teacher extraordinaire Bill Jones in the fall of 1968: “If a policeman ever wants to know your name, you may rest assured he doesn’t have your best interests in his heart.”
Thursday, April 12, 2018
The Rules
As a substitute teacher at local high schools, I try to leave the students with a few life skills. Like, There are rules. There really are a few rules in life. One: Always look busy. Two: Never attract the attention of management. Three: If somebody, especially politician or a corporate executive, says “I don’t recall” in a witness box, they’re lying. Flat out. Lying. And finally, the single thing I remember from my days in high school, a remark made by civics teacher extraordinaire Bill Jones in the fall of 1968: “If a policeman ever wants to know your name, you may rest assured he doesn’t have your best interests in his heart.”
