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On Mon, 02 Apr 2001 09:28:34 -0400 Marion Margoshes < mbm1234@optonline.net>
writes: > Herbert H Gottlieb wrote: > > > This story about
teachers and administrators > > is not new but it is worth
retelling. >
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Morion
Margoshes asked..... > > Part 1.2Type: MHTML Document
(message/rfc822)
> So why couldn't I access it?
For Marion and others who had similar troubles, it is
reprinted below .......
<< Ah yes the truth appears in the most unlikely
places!!!
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He
>reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a
>bit
more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I
>promised a friend I
would meet him an hour ago, but I
>don't know where I am."
>
>The woman below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering
>approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40
>and
41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60
>degrees west
longitude."
>
>"You must be a teacher," said the balloonist.
>
>"I am." replied the woman, "How did you know?"
>
>"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me
>is
technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of
>your
information, and the fact is I am still lost.
>Frankly, you've not been
much help so far."
>
>The woman below responded, "You must be an
administrator."
>
>"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did
you know?"
>
>"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where
>you are or where you are going. You have risen to where
>you
are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise
>that you
have no idea how to keep, and you
>expect someone else to solve your
problem. The fact is
>you are in exactly the same position you were in
before we
>met, but now, somehow, it's my fault!!!
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