Sideways is a Bummer Flick for Teachers
Rune and I saw Sideways the other night on our usual "Date Night." It was okay. But I was not happy with how they portrayed his being a middle school English teacher as a testament to his being a failure in life. Okay, so he didn't get his stupid novel published. Waaah Waaah. Cry me a river. So being relegated to a life as a teacher means you're a loser? EX CUUUUUZZZZ ME! I think being a teacher is one of the most powerful and important jobs in the world. (Oh yeah, I forgot. It's not a job. It's an adventure.) Seriously, you have these little moldable minds...empty vessels for you to fill (or better yet, to teach them how to fill on their own.) Teachers, not novelists, not doctors, not lawyers, and not even scientists, have more influence on the world's future than any other. That said, Sideways gets a F-. Back to first grade, turkeys.