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Todd Barry on "teaching" the deaf

It only takes a few minutes to read the touching NYT Magazine article (Free reg. req.), a humor piece by Todd Barry.

The School for the Deaf called me to teach a variety of subjects. One day I was called to teach home economics. The entire class was made up of two taller boys who looked a bit too old for grade school. We spent the class hanging around and burning food. (I believe it was macaroni and cheese.) It was fun. Yes, things were going O.K. at the school. That is, until I made a tragic error in judgment. I made a joke.

It’s a pretty big deal (at least for the foreseeable future) when someone gets a piece published in the NYT Magazine. We envy Mr. Barry.