Handkerchief god

There is a huge 10-foot poster, recently hung, that reads “Zero Handkerchiefs Forgotten”। One of the teachers is obsessed with handkerchiefs. Every morning he takes it upon himself to ask all the homeroom teachers how many students brought handkerchiefs to school. Then, when he goes around congratulating the teachers and creating a team atmosphere, where they say things like “We did it!” and give each other high 5’s. I have already talked about the immense chart that is hanging up in the school, depicting the amount of students bringing handkerchiefs to school. It’s sad to say, but my school isn’t the greatest at garnering prizes. Perhaps this is an attempt to create chances for the students to be good at something! Bring a handkerchief to school, and you’re an automatic winner. It’s that easy. It makes me want to create a chart for carrying water bottles to school. That way, everyone can be a double winner! But I have to admit; I have a handkerchief in my desk that I use to appease the Handkerchief god. I actually do use it, though, every time I wash my hands. Otherwise I would have to wipe my hands on my clothes or air dry them since there are no towels or hand dryers. I told the students that, in America, we don’t carry handkerchiefs around. WAHHHH! Their look of disbelief was mixed with disgust and fascination. It left me feeling quite gleeful. Yes, that’s right, I like to blow your minds. Take that accepted cultural norms!