English Teacher Waiting for Someone to Mention Her Clever Shakespeare Shirt
Will anyone congratulate her genius?
An English teacher at Windham High School in Windham, CT is still waiting for at least one comment about her Shakespeare shirt which uses hip, contemporary slang. You see, a few years back "lit" acquired the meaning "exciting," as well as a broader meaning along the lines of "excellent."
But "lit" is also short for literature so by the shirt pairing the word with a cool Shakespeare wearing sunglasses, there's a double-meaning that even the Bard himself would chuckle at.
Even though she doesn't really "like" Shakespeare or even have to teach it (too difficult for her kids) she thought someone would have already commented on how awesome it is.
She was going for the "hey--I might be an English teacher, but I'm one of the cool ones who wears sneakers with dress pants or just gives everyone 100s just for trying" look.
I mean, it’s got a picture of a playwright from the 17th century wearing sunglasses, for God’s sake!
In fact, she's actually quite nervous that one of her students might ask her what her favorite play is (she's seen the Leonardo DiCaprio 'Romeo and Juliet) or a co-worker might start talking to her about Shakespeare's use of "pathetic fallacy" (I know, why doesn't he just use a better one?).
Despite that, she was going for the "hey--I might be an English teacher, but I'm one of the cool ones who wears sneakers with dress pants or just gives everyone 100s just for trying" look.
Still, she imagines an older English teacher who doesn't know that you can buy things on the internet saying,"Where did you get that?" and she'll pretend like she doesn't remember.
"Hmmmm, not sure, I’ve had this forever. But isn’t it just the best?" she'd say in a self-congratulatory way, almost taking credit for it like she made it by hand herself and didn't just purchase it on Zazzle.
Maybe a few years ago, her shirt would have been the talk of the faculty room, and she’d be congratulated on being so laid back and brave enough to wear a t-shirt on a day other than Casual Friday. But this year, due to work overload and low morale, nobody could give a shit.
By the end of 6th period, she'll just put on her little jean jacket and pretend it didn't mean that much to her anyway.