Are Teachers Human?

It's really interesting (and fun) when you have the ability to teach the same students 2 years in a row, or more. What's not fun is the point at which you see these students more than once because they failed it the first (or second) time. The last few weeks, my students and I have gotten pretty close. We can joke around and talk about things other than grammar (like my interest in family guy, or the music that I like). This is usually done with my 4th period because we have an extra 30 minutes or so to kill. By the way, if one more non-ghetto child comes up to me and hollers "What it do Mr. French, what it do?".... Many students seem to think that teachers sleep at school, are programmed to grade, call parents, give detenions, and have to give them their averages at their demand. I told my kids that I actually sleep on a cot in the supply closet, I eat in the cafeteria at night for dinner, and I don't have any real friends. They've asked if I go to the club, because if so, "that's be weird". I tell them I go to lounges. One of my seniors is one of the funniest students I have every had. Seniors are great because they are old enough to where you can joke around with them in a way that is impossible with Freshman. When we were talking about what I do after the bell rings, Senior chimes in with "Mr. French eats dinner alone by candlelight, with only his tears to warm his bowl of soup...".