Wednesday 11 November 2020

How to educate!

 

HOW TO EDUCATE - NOT TEACH

 A certain private school recently faced a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick, and put it on in the bathroom.

That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick, they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night, the maintenance man would remove them and the next day, the girls would put them back.

Finally, the headmistress decided to do something. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man.

She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night.

To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required.

He took out a long-handled mop, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it.

Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.

Sometimes there are teachers. And then sometimes there are Educators.

31 comments:

  1. ...now that's an education for you!

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  2. Great lesson! I enjoyed this just as much as the first time; thank you for sharing it again.

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  3. Good post Victor, very clever writing.

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  4. I laughed out loud in spite of the fact I remembered it from somewhere :))

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    1. So glad you enjoyed it Ladka ... once again.

      God bless you.

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  5. Dearest Victor,
    That was a true educator with great and immediate results!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  6. I know I've heard this story, too, Victor, but I found myself chuckling all over again.
    Blessings!

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    1. I sometimes re-post old stories for my new readers. This one made me smile.

      God bless you, Martha.

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  7. LOL, got a big laugh from that one, Victor. I guess they learned a lesson, eh. :)

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    1. They sure did. I believe it is a true story, Bill.

      God bless always.

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  8. I've seen this one quite a few times, but it always makes me smile.

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  9. This made me smile.
    I'd read of similar stories ... but at least it solved the problem.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Sometimes drastic action is what is needed.

      God bless you and yours, Jan.

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  10. As a teenage girl, I did not go around kissing mirrors! Do you think I missed out on something? Maybe it was for the best since custodians wash them with toilet water. Have a nice day. Enjoyed reading this one. 🤪

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    1. We were all different in them days, Nells. Today people behave in such a different way than in old times.

      God bless you.

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  11. Guess he got his point across.

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