Teaching Job

Alright, so I just got this gig teaching social studies to sixth and seventh grade students at a charter school in East L.A. Instead of lamenting on how limited my knowledge of ancient civilizations and world history is, I will instead talk about the cool phone and laptop I got with it. Apparently, part of the school's mission is to make teachers more accessible for students. So, I get to carry around a school cell phone with me and am required to be on call until 8:30 every night. The idea is that if students do not understand the homework or need a little ZPD guidance, I am just a phone call away. Great for the students, kind of sucks that I can NEVER not be a teacher. Oh, I also get a laptop with wireless internet and wireless printer settings so that when I need to print something it goes directly the big copy machine that is convienantly just two doors down. This whole uniform printing method is great for me because I am able to print much copies straight to a big ole laser printer and everything is done quite quickly. Kind of sucks though for the teachers a little farther away that can't just run out to grab some copies.