The Dreaded CV

i went to the high school like usual yesterday afternoon. the kids are
testing, which means none of the teachers appear to be doing anything
and only 1 class of students is on the campus. i sat down on the
computer preparing a computer skills checklist for the teachers who
want to start computer lessons. i was typing away and one of the
teachers thought she'd be sly and slip me her cv -like a resume- to
type for her. every time i've worked with a teacher on the computer,
her philosophy is 'you do it. i'll watch and learn.' WRONG! she often
hovers but will never accept my offer of her trying anything. i
scooted my chair over to let her up to the computer. she was taken
aback by my refusal, but had no choice other than to do it herself. i
showed her how to turn on the caps lock, how to type a colon using
shift, how to erase a mistake with backspace, how to use the space
bar, and how to move to the next line with enter. then i showed her
how to edit the way it looks by changing the font size, centering the
title, and lining up the text with the tab key. i know it was too much
to for her first time to retain it all, but it at least exposed her to
some possibilities. it took her over an hour to create one page, but
she did. she was so proud of herself and i hope it convinced her to
take some lessons that i have been offering.