Writing about the absurd and just plain wrong. During 15 years as a high school teacher in both private and public schools, I was physically assaulted dozens of times. I even had my hair set on fire by a student. A campus where groups of well-adjusted, rule following kids are happily going to class each day? I got in trouble for manhandling a student. I had to get a union rep. and ended up transferring to another school because the p.