Words of Wisdom

"And what am I supposed to do with this class, the first in my whole teaching career...pelting each other with chalk, erasers, bolgna sandwiches? When I walk in and place my books on the teacher's desk they'll surely stop throwing things. But they don't. They ignore me and I don't know what to do till the words come out of my mouth, the first words I ever utter as a teacher, Stop throwing sandwiches. They look at me as if to say, Who's this guy?"

--From 'Tis, by Frank McCourt