I never really thought the Merrie Melodies cartoons I watched as a child would be relevant to my teaching, but I was wrong. I looked up my all time favorite cartoon the other day just to see if I could find it and there it was on YouTube! I watched it about 3 times and that's when its similiarity to teaching hit me. I think teachers are like Marc Anthony and the kids are like Kitty. We try to teach them, protect them and fight for them even when they make mistakes or poor choices that make us cringe or practically faint. We care for them even if they or their situations cause us pain (usually more emotional, than physical). Sometimes, we might shake our finger at them or raise our voices, but we love them just the same and would do anything in our power to help them. They teach us, make us smile, and frustrate us to no end. Yep, teaching, to me, is just like "Feed the Kitty". I really like its parallels to teaching...maybe it should be shown to those taking teaching classes in college? Take a look at the video on YouTube and tell me what you think.