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Carol Perkins: What Page? 'Most of the time, I try to hang out on the same page with others just to get along, but I probably never saw a place for me within the paragraphs. I've lived too long on my own page to try to get on the same page with others.' -Carol Perkins Next earlier Carol Perkins story: Ma and Pa Kettle By Carol Perkins What Page? "I don't want to be on your page. We are not on the same page and never will be; not ever." Have you ever wanted to say that after hearing this phrase the hundredth time? Do those words make you want to choke someone? They unravel me and make me shiver. School people must adore that phrase School people must adore that phrase. Haven't heard one yet that didn't, but maybe there is an original soul left who refrains saying such nonsense as, "We are all going to have to be on the same page this year." I heard that until I wanted to stand up and scream, "There isn't a person in the room whose page I want to be on." Now, that isn't quite true. There were good teachers in the room, but I didn't want to be on anyone's page. I tended to write my own script and could never quite find the page everyone else was on. Sometimes, I was in the wrong book. One year we were to keep binders. I am not a binder person. "Just let me teach," I begged the principal. "I will assure you that I will work as hard or harder than any person in this building and will help bring up writing scores and every other score, but just let me teach. I don't have time for a binder." The binder was to house pieces of paper with everything on it you did that day so next year you could go back and do it again. "Now, Ms. Perkins, we all have to do this, etc. It will only take about five minutes a day." (Wrong) I had four different plans so I was up to twenty more minutes a day doing something useless. In my 34 yrs. I never taught a subject the same way twice. I was not a binder person. This doesn't mean people shouldn't work together Now, that doesn't mean people shouldn't work together, and I think I was good at working with others, but I wasn't always on their page. However, some teachers were afraid of being on the wrong page, and being labeled a squeaky wheel and all that...you know the saying. But, sometimes a squeaky wheel is a good thing instead of a bad. That binder made my wheel squeak. I knew he was just doing what he had been asked to do, but I just broke out in a sweat when the word "binder" was mentioned. Just want to be on same page as Ms. Chambers, Mr. Higgason If I were a principal, I wouldn't want my faculty on the same page, doing the same thing, being a robot to people who usually didn't have a clue about how to teach all subjects. The only page I wanted to be on was with my fellow English teachers when I first started teaching. The likes of Susan Chambers and Tommy Higgason inspired me to be as good as they were. I didn't try to be on the page with a math teacher. What page are we on? I always wanted to ask that question to the person saying it, but didn't want to be a wise cracker. Teachers overuse the phrase, but they don't own it. I have heard preachers say it and you can't go to a meeting unless someone speaking brings up that old worn out page. I think about the page when it comes to marriage too. If a preacher had told Guy and me to live our lives on the same page, we would not have agreed on what page to choose. His idea of living and mine are very different. Mine is hectic and his is calm. Therefore, even today we never know what page we're on and we like our own chapters. The next time you hear someone talk about being on the same page, you will wonder what page he is on and if you really want to be there. Most of the time, I try to hang out on the same page with others just to get along, but I probably never saw a place for me within the paragraphs. I've lived too long on my own page to try to get on the same page with others. About the author: Carol (Sullivan) Perkins is a lifelong resident of Edmonton, KY, in Metcalfe County where she taught high school English at Metcalfe County High School until her recent retirement. She is a now a freelance writer. is married to Guy Perkins and they have two children: Carla Green (Mark) of Brentwood, TN and Jon Perkins (Beth) of Austin, TX and six grandchildren. Her latest book, Let's Talk About, is a collection of over 70 of her works, and she is presently working on the second book in this series. Carol's ties to Adair County go back to Breeding where her grandfather, Rufus Reece, and her grandmother Bettie Strange, began their married life and later moved to Metcalfe County. You may contact Carol at cperkins@scrtc.com or write at P.O. Box 134 Edmonton. If you would like a copy of her book, you can order through email. Watch for her next story next Sunday. IF YOU'VE ENJOYED READING CAROL PERKINS' STORIES on ColumbiaMagazine.com, you'll love her book, "Let's Talk About It. . . ." The books are $15 plus $4 for shipping. Send check or cash or money order to Carol Perkins, P.O. Box 134, Edmonton, KY 42129 They can be bought at the Herald Office in Edmonton, KY, or Terri's Fine Jewelry in Glasgow, KY. This story was posted on 2009-09-06 04:19:03
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