Do you think being a school dean is hard? We went around campus asking students and staff if they think they could survive a day as a school dean.

It turns out the majority of Morton East students think they could.

According to “Higheredmentor.com,” being a dean is not as easy as it may seem. They describe it as living in the middle of a four-way intersection with no speed limits, no stop signs, and no traffic lights. There’s incoming traffic from all four directions: the community, the administration, the students, and the faculty, all while trying to keep everyone from colliding. People expect a lot from deans. They are always the ones called to de-escalate tense situations, expected to know exactly what to do and how to handle each one. The most difficult part about being a dean is said to be the realization of having immense amounts of authority and responsibility, but having almost no power or control.

In a random survey of 100 Morton East students and staff, 78 people reported that it would be easy to survive a day as a school dean.

“Yes, because I’d be really good at it. I’d actually be fair to students and listen to you before giving out consequences,” said security guard Dani.

“Yes! If I can survive 60 days in the field, I can do it,” said another Morton security guard.

On the other hand, not everyone agrees with them.

“No, because it’s a lot of responsibility, including legal issues, that I don’t have to face,” said Mr. Dalton, a math teacher. “I love my room and teaching students. When you guys are here, I want to make you guys happy.”

“No, it’s a lot of work. I don’t want to teach kids, and I’m antisocial,” said a Morton East student.

And some simply wouldn’t want to try.

“No, because why would I want to come back to school when I could be doing other things?” said senior Lezlie Rodriguez.