Educators’ Lament
We’re dedicated teechers, we learn ‘em good each day
They construe us just like data, it causes us dismay
Our profession strives for status, we self-medicate with wine
Anzela is our saviour – its conference sublime!
The world seems now so vexing, complexity prevails,
Performance indicators all round, increasing our travails
Governments more demanding, parents routinely complain
Students are revolting and budget pressures drain
They don’t want Samuel Becket – causes morale to drop.
They do want Taylor Swift - celeb gossip lifts them up
Thank goodness for Anzela, two days away from strife
We’re learning about conflict, the DNA of life
Lawyers want to sue us, say we don’t practice right,
Judges, albeit honourable, don’t understand our plight
The fault is always on our side, we’d judge them if we could
Edukayshun’s now so complex, but we try and learn them good
We’re dedicated teechers, we learn ‘em good each day
They construe us just like data, it causes us dismay
Our profession strives for status, we self-medicate with wine
Anzela is our saviour – its conference sublime!
--ANZELA Conference, Auckland, 28-30 September 2016
