In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.

This is a striking consensus across the political and ideological landscape. It reveals that teachers on the front lines feel ignored on many issues directly affecting the success of their students.

I started out just helping out here and there, but soon teachers were asking 'Can I have him for this? Can I have him for that?'

I don't know who enjoys it more, the kids or teachers. I think it's the idea that the Society goes to school and remembers the students.

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The thing that would bother me most would be a dog smoking a cigar.

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.