tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397075136346606614.post862391763306477398..comments2024-01-24T13:40:48.869-06:00Comments on John Young Column: Public flogging of teachers continuesJohn Young Columnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888491583980003895noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397075136346606614.post-71220770278282578072010-04-18T00:18:39.752-05:002010-04-18T00:18:39.752-05:00Hey, let it take wing. The more people who read th...Hey, let it take wing. The more people who read these thoughts, the better.<br />JPYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397075136346606614.post-38198519128422807952010-04-09T12:12:39.468-05:002010-04-09T12:12:39.468-05:00John –
I found your article so on target that I&#...John –<br /><br />I found your article so <i>on target</i> that I'm afraid I lifted it, and reprinted it for my readers.<br /><br />I hope this is okay, but if it's unacceptable to you, please let me know, and I will take it down.<br /><br />RegardsDavidhttp://www.dmperkins.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397075136346606614.post-20831531189722341392010-04-08T16:39:40.990-05:002010-04-08T16:39:40.990-05:00Excellent points! I love how the media chooses to...Excellent points! I love how the media chooses to focus too much on how "unsafe" schools are, but they fail to recognize that the hands of administrators and teachers are tied when it comes to discipline. A student who has been labeled emotionally disturbed--and believe me, some of them can have some psychological evaluation files that would give anyone nightmares--are protected under the law and it is EXTREMELY difficult to remove them from a regular classrom or even place them in an alternative school setting. If the school tries to, they get hit with bad ratings under No Child Left Behind and Adequate Yearly Progress. Which, in turn, means more negative press about how bad schools are. It's a no-win situation and I feel very sorry for the majority of good, hard working students who miss out on a true education because the teachers have to spend all of their class time dealing with one or two students who disrupt and disrespect everyone constantly. People who aren't educators don't understand how laws that sound good on paper or in a perfect world just don't work in real-world settings. It is frustrating for everyone involved. Until schools are allowed to remove these unruly and sometimes dangerous students from the general population, there will continue to be problems. But if we do remove them, oh no, we are hurting their self esteem! :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397075136346606614.post-14819180588431961182010-04-08T15:57:36.895-05:002010-04-08T15:57:36.895-05:00Your commentary is so true. Children eat 3000 cal...Your commentary is so true. Children eat 3000 calories in junk food at home and the school lunch program is at fault for obesity. Parents allow their children to stay out all night and then say the school is picking on their child for making him/her stay awake in class. There are children whose parents are involved in drugs, alcohol, gangs, etc, but the school is at fault when he/she does not pass the required assessment (because they are worried who will get shot this night). These are just a few example of what is being dealt with EVERY day. These situations occur much more than the people making the rules like to admit, but as you stated: It’s all the school and teachers fault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397075136346606614.post-44765175804910721722010-04-08T09:32:09.369-05:002010-04-08T09:32:09.369-05:00Thank you, Mr. Young, for your insightful commenta...Thank you, Mr. Young, for your insightful commentary. A recent product of the standardization movement in Texas is a curriculum named cscope. Under strict mandate from duped superintendents to use this curriculum exclusively, excellent skilled tried and true teachers have been reduced to going through the motions of "canning those tomatoes". Using creativity and experience is no longer valued in some school districts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com