My two cents: I hear the statement that bad teachers need to be retaught or fired. Well in a dysfunctional system who defines a "bad" teacher?
Evaluate teachers to weed out the "bad' ones and who are evaluating the administrators who create the dysfunctional system.
Making sure that grades k through 5 have all the foundational skills to move on might require putting the best teachers there and freeing up money at the high school level by getting the able juniors and seniors responsible for their learning. By then they should have become somewhat self learners if the middle years are spent training for independence as well as responsibility. As it is now, adults are doing all the so called thinking for them making them passive, or angry, or lost.
Too many dedicated and constructive teachers are run out or give up on the BS politics and over control by destructive personalities who have no ethics or constructive intentions. Teachers are expected to work harder than the rest of society and get very little support done in a civilized manner.
Clean up the sources of the dysfunction and you will find that many of the so called bad teachers have a lot to offer in a democratic system. Clean up the dysfunction at the source before blaming teachers. If not there will be more abuse and the really bad individuals will continue to allow the system to destruct.
Choices rather than phony controls and punishment create the bullying atmosphere that drives students out as they get fed up same as with teachers.
A new paradigm needs to be articulated and less slavery expected on one class of people.
Rigid control tactics need to go, find a way with a new spirit at all levels.
The system will not change with the old assumptions of control.
My two cents: I hear the statement that bad teachers need to be retaught or fired. Well in a dysfunctional system who defines a "bad" teacher?
Evaluate teachers to weed out the "bad' ones and who are evaluating the administrators who create the dysfunctional system.
Making sure that grades k through 5 have all the foundational skills to move on might require putting the best teachers there and freeing up money at the high school level by getting the able juniors and seniors responsible for their learning. By then they should have become somewhat self learners if the middle years are spent training for independence as well as responsibility. As it is now, adults are doing all the so called thinking for them making them passive, or angry, or lost.
Too many dedicated and constructive teachers are run out or give up on the BS politics and over control by destructive personalities who have no ethics or constructive intentions. Teachers are expected to work harder than the rest of society and get very little support done in a civilized manner.
Clean up the sources of the dysfunction and you will find that many of the so called bad teachers have a lot to offer in a democratic system. Clean up the dysfunction at the source before blaming teachers. If not there will be more abuse and the really bad individuals will continue to allow the system to destruct.
Choices rather than phony controls and punishment create the bullying atmosphere that drives students out as they get fed up same as with teachers.
A new paradigm needs to be articulated and less slavery expected on one class of people.
Rigid control tactics need to go, find a way with a new spirit at all levels.
The system will not change with the old assumptions of control.
Soon, parents will support their Children with a lot of money to go somewhere far away for Spring Break where they will have a great SAD "S/e/x Alcohol and Drugs" experience.
Sshhh, do not tell parents what their children do.
Posted by irishwench-2009 at 9:40 PM : Mar 10, 2009
I was going to bed, but then I remembered this. I know, i'm being "childish", but I just couldn't believe this statement!!! Hahahaha!
I can't actually believe that you think that you are the only person on here that has "Irish" in their name. And are you so full of yourself that you think that you are the only one that should be able to have that name?
You just carried that whole ridiculousness on and on as an excuse to argue and for some agenda that you have with me.
Posted by irishwench-2009 at 11:02 PM : Mar 10, 2009
I'm not the one with the agenda, you are. You are the one that accused me, not the other way around. You kept coming back and I was trying to set you straight on what was said. You weren't listening.
"That is if he exsists and even knows me."
He does exist and he does know you. I also had respect for you. And if it wasn't already gone, it would be now.
I agree. I'm not against a PARENT giving their child a SWAT. Although, I never had to with my kids. The problem today is that parents are too busy trying to be their kid's friend. Now that being said, I would never tolerate any teacher spanking my child. It is up to me to discipline my child. I do understand the schools frustration though, because a lot of parents just are not doing their job.
And you think smacking them around is an exceptable action. I tell you what, somebody smacks any of my kids and they'll be picking themselves up from the ground looking for the rest of their face. What a ridiculous thing to say. Let's just beat wisdom and learning into them. Good Grief!!
Posted by irishwench-2009 at 7:25 PM : Mar 10, 2009
What's this? Is this not saying that I am for smacking them around?
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Evaluate teachers to weed out the "bad' ones and who are evaluating the administrators who create the dysfunctional system.
Making sure that grades k through 5 have all the foundational skills to move on might require putting the best teachers there and freeing up money at the high school level by getting the able juniors and seniors responsible for their learning. By then they should have become somewhat self learners if the middle years are spent training for independence as well as responsibility. As it is now, adults are doing all the so called thinking for them making them passive, or angry, or lost.
Too many dedicated and constructive teachers are run out or give up on the BS politics and over control by destructive personalities who have no ethics or constructive intentions. Teachers are expected to work harder than the rest of society and get very little support done in a civilized manner.
Clean up the sources of the dysfunction and you will find that many of the so called bad teachers have a lot to offer in a democratic system. Clean up the dysfunction at the source before blaming teachers. If not there will be more abuse and the really bad individuals will continue to allow the system to destruct.
Choices rather than phony controls and punishment create the bullying atmosphere that drives students out as they get fed up same as with teachers.
A new paradigm needs to be articulated and less slavery expected on one class of people.
Rigid control tactics need to go, find a way with a new spirit at all levels.
The system will not change with the old assumptions of control.
Evaluate teachers to weed out the "bad' ones and who are evaluating the administrators who create the dysfunctional system.
Making sure that grades k through 5 have all the foundational skills to move on might require putting the best teachers there and freeing up money at the high school level by getting the able juniors and seniors responsible for their learning. By then they should have become somewhat self learners if the middle years are spent training for independence as well as responsibility. As it is now, adults are doing all the so called thinking for them making them passive, or angry, or lost.
Too many dedicated and constructive teachers are run out or give up on the BS politics and over control by destructive personalities who have no ethics or constructive intentions. Teachers are expected to work harder than the rest of society and get very little support done in a civilized manner.
Clean up the sources of the dysfunction and you will find that many of the so called bad teachers have a lot to offer in a democratic system. Clean up the dysfunction at the source before blaming teachers. If not there will be more abuse and the really bad individuals will continue to allow the system to destruct.
Choices rather than phony controls and punishment create the bullying atmosphere that drives students out as they get fed up same as with teachers.
A new paradigm needs to be articulated and less slavery expected on one class of people.
Rigid control tactics need to go, find a way with a new spirit at all levels.
The system will not change with the old assumptions of control.
Posted by GODSnLIBERALS at 8:01 AM : Mar 11, 2009
I don't even come close to you.
Sshhh, do not tell parents what their children do.
Posted by irishwench-2009 at 9:40 PM : Mar 10, 2009
I was going to bed, but then I remembered this. I know, i'm being "childish", but I just couldn't believe this statement!!! Hahahaha!
I can't actually believe that you think that you are the only person on here that has "Irish" in their name. And are you so full of yourself that you think that you are the only one that should be able to have that name?
Posted by irishwench-2009 at 11:02 PM : Mar 10, 2009
I'm not the one with the agenda, you are. You are the one that accused me, not the other way around. You kept coming back and I was trying to set you straight on what was said. You weren't listening.
"That is if he exsists and even knows me."
He does exist and he does know you. I also had respect for you. And if it wasn't already gone, it would be now.
Posted by irishwench-2009 at 8:09 PM : Mar 10, 2009
And here it is again. But I guess this isn't accusing me either, is it?
Now that being said, I would never tolerate any teacher spanking my child. It is up to me to discipline my child. I do understand the schools frustration though, because a lot of parents just are not doing their job.
Posted by 888irish at 7:35 PM : Mar 10, 2009
Then you completely ignored this.
Posted by 888irish at 7:30 PM : Mar 10, 2009
This is bad manners? Asking if you read my post, which you obviously didn't, means I have bad manners?
Posted by irishwench-2009 at 7:25 PM : Mar 10, 2009
What's this? Is this not saying that I am for smacking them around?