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GarthB · #48 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 17, 2005, 12:53am

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Originally posted by Carl Childress

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Originally posted by GarthB

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Originally posted by Carl Childress

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Originally posted by GarthB
And you think your original post made that clear? I don't about where Ben is, but it didn't read clear in Spokane. Maybe Ben, if he is an English teacher, understood it better than us non-English teachers.

I had a little trouble with your syntax, but....

Still, I understand: When you're talking to an English teacher, you're a "non-English teacher." When you're talking to a rat, you're....

You made a different claim just one month ago on 16 March. Let me quote Garth Benham from the thread: "Pickoffs from the windup": I am a substitute teacher. I am not the type, however, who babysits. I do not show videos or supervise study halls. I work only for those teachers who know that I will work continue the education of their students. I am endorsed to teach music, social studies and English.

And golly, Mr. Benham, you are Ben.

"I am a substitute teacher.

That is true. And I do carry those endorsements. But you as an English teacher, more than most, know the difference between a substitute teacher and an English teacher. English teachers, at least in Washington and most other states, have degrees in English, I do not. I have an "Endorsement" than allows me to sub. And you will, or rather could, if you were so inclined, note that I was careful NOT to claim to be an English teacher. Any real
English teacher would have been able to see that in my orignal post. I suppose, I could attempt to make it more clear, if necessary.

You have such a need to be correct, Carl, you'll probably pronounce them one and the same. However, I have never claimed to be an English teacher, not to you and definitely not to a Rat; and, in fact, I am not.

And, by golly, my name is not Ben. I have no idea to whom you speak when you speak to Ben. If you wish to address me, I have a name.

[Edited by GarthB on Apr 17th, 2005 at 01:27 AM]

Ok, "teacher of English," then.

There's no difference. You were "lording" it over the poor old coach.

Typical!

Jesus, Carl, get real. I sure called that one didn't I. I predicted you needed to be right so bad you would pronounce an English teacher and a substitute teacher as one and the same.

I am not an English teacher. I am not a teacher of English. I do not hold a degree in English. And folks like you make me very happy about that. You are not that stupid so you must be intentionally dishonest.

I did not use my endorsement to lord it over anyone. In that post I was making the point that people should prepare for their jobs, what ever that job is. Specifically I was addressing the issue of some coaches being in charge of a team of young people with out having any idea of the rules of the game.

Look, if you really have the need for everyone to think you're right all time, I'll just give you this blanket admission for future reference:

I, Garth Benham, do hereby swear and affirm that Carl Childress is always correct in any issue, discussion, disagreement, philosophy whether he has freaking clue of what he is talking about or not and whether or not he is being honest or not. Be it known by all persons that they should accept his word on everything and it matters not what anyone else thinks or believes. Carl is God.