“Students, this is your new teacher, Mr. Sawyer,” said the principal, making a quick retreat. Where should I begin? So many things needed changing instantly, but some were of higher priority than others. It simply would not do for me to call out “Hey! You on the chandelier, spit out your gum!” I had to prioritize the needed changes, starting with the most obvious or intolerable, and work down the list. Gum chewing would be somewhere near the bottom. The new pastor of an established church quickly
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