rant · moment 6 of 19
Gang Fights, Arming Teachers, and the Handstand Sub
from The Fixer (Bronx Jonny) · #86
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4 minJohnny tells stories about a student gang incident he inadvertently helped diffuse, debates arming teachers with guns, and describes a bizarre substitute teacher who did handstands to intimidate students.
- 13:15A student's cell phone goes off and teachers either can't handle it or are too scared to deal with it.
- 13:33Tim describes his role confiscating phones from kids who won't turn them off in class.
- 13:57Gang incident freshman year: a kid involved with actual gang members asked Tim to let him leave early to avoid getting jumped.
- 14:22Tim coordinated with the kid to leave through different exits while 50 gang members waited outside for him.
- 14:47Tim says he'd be first in line to get armed if they started arming teachers, but admits it's a terrible idea.
- 15:01Cops have bad days and shoot people; young teachers could snap from stress and shouldn't have guns.
- 15:14Tim had a substitute teacher who did handstands in front of the class trying to impress kids, then was never allowed back.
- 15:29The handstand sub was apparently a former shop teacher bragging about his fitness and giving fitness advice to students.
- 15:53Shop classes are gone in New York and Tim wishes they'd bring them back so kids could learn to build things instead of losing to robots.
- 16:21Tim pitches himself as a teacher for the army's dumbest soldiers, referencing Danny DeVito's role in Renaissance Man.