Dear Mr. Jacobs

A recent “quickwrite” assignment in my class was for students to write a letter to me. From one boy straggler:

Dear Mr. Jacobs,

I was just wondering how it feels to be a teacher. I think it would feel pretty good being able to boss people around. I’ve been meaning to ask you, “How much do you get paid.” I heard you get paid like enough to buy a cow if you saved up your money for a year.

I’ve also been meaning to say that english is not really my best subject so I was just going to tell you that my FAVORITE time of day is PE. I like PE because I like to run/stay in shape because if you stay in shape, you get ALL the girls like me.

Sincerely,
Your friend,
C.R.