I Can’t Stop Teenagers From Wanting to Have Sex and Other Things Teachers Want Parents to Know

I am a high school teacher. A coach. And a fellow parent. So that makes me kind of a big deal when it comes teenagers. Here are a few things we teachers want you to know.

1. Teachers are not omniscient.

Teachers might know fancy words like omniscient, but by all means, we do not know everything.

I had a parent once barrage me during a fire drill. She came up to me in a fury and asked if I was the cross country coach. I smiled and politely replied, “Yes, aren’t you so and so’s mom?” She came back with, “Did you know that the cross country boys are trying to sleep with all the freshmen girls?” I gasped (slightly in mock indignation), “No, I didn’t.” She retorted, “Well, maybe you should keep an eye on it,” and exasperatedly threw her hands up and stormed off as I was opening my mouth to glean more information. I was flabbergasted.

Let’s look at the facts briefly.

· Cross country ended in October. It was January. I hadn’t been with the team since our banquet in November.

· I am a teacher, not a private investigator.

Teachers are busy with mounds of grading, lesson planning, classroom management, extra duties, mentoring, and meetings, to…