The Joy of Teaching: A Stolen Parable
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Then Jesus took his disciples up the mountain and gathering them around, he taught them, saying:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the meek.

Blessed are they that mourn.

Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is great in heaven.

Then Simon Peter asked, "Are we supposed to know this?"

And Andrew said, "Do we have to write this down?"

And James lamented, "Will we have a test on this?"

And Phillip announced, "I don't have any paper."

And Bartholomew wondered, "May I go to the bathroom?"

Then one of the Pharisees who was present asked to see Jesus' lesson plan, and inquired of Jesus, "Where is your anticipatory set, and your objectives in the cognitive domain?"

And Jesus wept