My son’s teacher

My son’s teacher has been giving him poor marks for grammar.

At a parent-teacher conference, she was really lording it over me.

“You know, I consulted on the latest version of the Chicago Manual of Style.”

“Oh, wow, that’s—”

“And I have a Master’s from Cornell.”

“Yes, I saw the degree when I walked in, but my son really needs—”

“You don’t even have a degree! You think you know what your son needs?
You probably don’t even know parts of speech.
Tell me, OP, how do you feel about ‘pronouns’?”

“Well, I think they is great