Sorry, but it had to be said

[ihadtosayit]

I have been a longtime lurker in this community, and I have watched time and time again posters get reamed for not being "cool" or "clever" enough, along with posters who clearly think they are the cleverest people in the world poke fun at their students for not living up to their higher than thou expectations. The saddest thing about all of this

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Mod comment.

[owl_of_minerva]

I may regret this, but I'm going to leave this up. February is a month in which we're all a little tired and cranky anyway, so, just as the OP wanted to vent a bit, I'll let the comm vent a little as well.

Having said that, I'll take this opportunity to remind the OP (and any other lurkers) that, as described in the profile, this is sort of equivalent to the teacher's lounge. As in, we're all probably a little more complainy and mocky here than we are in our professional roles. It's a place where a lot of us are able to let off some steam. Anyone who teaches knows you can love teaching but still get frustrated at your students (even the best students).

Anyway. Back to that orgy clique. Who's got the chocolate mousse?

Re: Mod comment.

[lizziesilver]

With great ingredients, it's hard to go wrong. :) Actually my final plans were much more ambitious: to create a new drink, name it the Back-Patting Orgy, and serve it with a bowl of strawberries and a pot of cream on the back of a caucasian.