The mayor met the principal of the toughest school in town. The principal was obviously downcast and the mayor asked him why.
“School’s been open only a short time,” the educator explained, “and already we have thirty-nine dropouts.”
“Is that so bad?” the mayor asked. “After all, you’re in the roughest section of town.”
“That’s the trouble,” replied the principal, “thirty-eight of the thirty-nine dropouts were teachers.”
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