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Category Archives: teachers
What Would You Do?
This question seems to be getting more and more popular. Or maybe it’s just popular among my FB friends, I don’t know. Or maybe it’s just me, because I’ve become a crotchety old Grammar Nazi. There is an educator in … Continue reading
Posted in grammar, professional behavior, teachers
Tagged correspondence, grammar mistakes, professional, teachers
11 Comments
What do you think?
I didn’t believe this headline to be “true” so I had to read the article. A middle school girl was reprimanded in class and kept out of one her team’s basketball games because she said, “I love you” in her native language … Continue reading
Posted in discipline, life lessons, teachers
Tagged behavior, kids, life, opinions, people, simple questions, things, thoughts
6 Comments
Do College Coaches Have Too Much Power?
After the Penn State ordeal, do you feel coaches have too much power over what goes on in colleges? Who do you feel should be in charge? Do you think colleges should be more about learning and less about sports? … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, emotions, feelings, good question, opinions, people, questions, sports, sportsmanship, teachers, things
Tagged behavior, choices, coaches, college sports, colleges, differences, emotions, feelings, good question, opinions, people, questions, sports, sportsmanship, teachers, things
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What do you think?
What do you think of this? A public school teacher allegedly posted disparaging comments about homosexuality on her Facebook page. Do you think this is okay? What should be the consequences?
Joe Paterno
Do you think this was the right move…or do you believe Joe Paterno should have been allowed to retire at the end of this season?
Posted in abuse, adults, behavior, child abuse, childhood, children, emotions, feelings, games, Joe Paterno, kids, laws, people, professional behavior, rape, sadness, school, sex, teachers, things, thoughts
Tagged abuse, adults, behavior, child abuse, childhood, children, college football, emotions, feelings, games, Joe Paterno, kids, laws, people, professional behavior, rape, sadness, school, sex, sexual abuse, teachers, things, thoughts
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Language immersion schools
What do you guys all think about this? I do know quite a few Canadian parents who chose to immerse their kids in French schools but I’m not familiar with all of these languages. What a huge choice. What other languages … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, good question, kids, language, life lessons, lifestyles, opinions, opportunities, people, school, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, good question, immersion language schools, kids, languages, life lessons, lifestyles, opinions, opportunities, people, schools, teachers, things
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From Parents to Teachers
Our friend MSSC posted a link to an article on his Facebook recently. It is a letter, of sorts, from an educator to parents. We see a lot of these in the press, particularly around the beginning of the school … Continue reading
Posted in children, kids, parent's, school, teachers
Tagged parent-teacher relationship, relationships, school
26 Comments
Teachers
What do you guys think of this? Should teachers be prevented from having private relationships with their students? I have a few opinions and concerns but I’ll put mine in the comment area. I want to know what you guys think … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, choices, differences, education, emotions, facebook, feelings, kids, people, relationships, school, teachers, things
Tagged behavior, children, choices, differences, education, emotions, facebook, feelings, kids, opinions, people, relationships, school, teacher, things
11 Comments
Are History Lessons Being Neglected?
Is history important to you? I’ve always loved history. Mostly American history but I really do love all history. So when I read this, it made me feel bad. Who decides what gets taken out of our classroom curriculum’s? Remember when … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, history, kids, life, opinions, people, school, teachers, teaching, things, Uncategorized
Tagged behavior, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, history, kids, life, opinions, people, school, teachers, teaching, things
8 Comments
You’re Fired?
In the town west of me, there is a controversy that’s been going on for quite a while. They have a football team at the high school that has a pretty gruesome record. One of their games in a recent … Continue reading
Posted in football, getting fired, jobs, teachers, teaching
Tagged coaching, fired, football, teaching
10 Comments
Should the same rules apply to boys and girls?
I got into a “discussion” yesterday with my mom about this. She said that boys and girls are different and boys can say no. I said NO teacher should have sex with a student no matter what sex they are … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, boys, children, choices, differences, fairness, girls, inappropriate, jobs, kids, laws, men, morals, opinions, parent's, people, school, sex, teachers, teenagers, things, women
Tagged behavior, boys, children, choices, differences, fairness, girls, inappropriate, jobs, law, men, morals, opinions, parent's, people, school, sex, teachers, teenagers, things, women
6 Comments
What’s your take?
What’s your take on this?
Trouble in Wisconsin…how do you weigh in?
I don’t want to get all “political” on anyone or start a big war. Let’s even leave politics out of it. How do you feel about what’s going on in Wisconsin with the rioting and the senators all leaving the state to avoid voting … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, democrats, fighting, government, kids, laws, loyalty, opinions, people, republicans, responsibility, school, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse of power, behavior, children, choices, democrats, fighting, government, kids, laws, loyalty, opinions, people, republicans, responsibility, schools, senators, teachers, things, unions, Wisconsin governor
9 Comments
What do you think?
What do you think of this? Where do you think you’d rank?
What’s your take???
How do you feel about this?
Can we blog about whatever we want to?
When I was reading through the news when I got up this morning, this is an article I saw and it really left me wondering. I keep thinking “well, on the other hand” and “if it were my child” or “it’s … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, children, education, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, opinions, parent's, people, school, teachers, teaching, teenagers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged blogs, children, education, emotions, feelings, job, kids, opinions, parent's, people, school, teachers, teaching, teenagers, things
12 Comments
Silly Bandz, the newest fad
Okay, I’ll admit it. I never heard of these things until one day, I think it was Nikki who said something about them laying all over her house and then JAM and MSSC chimed in that they also have them … Continue reading
Why Are School Supplies So Specific?
I thought this was a really Good Question the other night. But as I read, I got a little confused by the end of the article and about the whole “pooling of supplies.” But, I’ll get to that later. Okay … Continue reading
Is 16 to young to drive?
Last week we had a couple of very tragic accidents claiming the lives of many of our young people. Here is the news story of one of them. Several things came out after this article. There was no alcohol involved … Continue reading
Posted in accidents, age, behavior, children, choices, differences, discipline, drivers ed, driving, fears, good habits, kids, laws, life, live and learn, people, Political Correctness, problems, teachers, teenagers, things, Uncategorized, vehicles
Tagged accidents, age, behavior, children, choices, discipline, drivers ed, driving, fears, good habits, kids, laws, life, life lessons, live and learn, people, Political Correctness, problems, teachers, teenagers, things, vehicles
35 Comments
Zero Tolerance
I got this from someone I know who reads here but doesn’t comment much. They wanted our view on this. We’ve all heard of “zero tolerance” and I think we’ve discussed it here before. I think at this point, most people … Continue reading
Food fights have sure changed
This story was brought to my attention by SKL. “A 13-year-old girl who threw vegetables in a cafeteria worker’s face sparked a fist-fight that ended with criminal charges being filed against the worker, who apparently didn’t find the incident very … Continue reading
Posted in adults, anger, behavior, childhood, children, choices, discipline, food fights, kids, learning, paraprofessionals, people, problems, school, self esteem, special ed, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, anger, behaviors, cafeteria, childhood, children, choices, discipline, food fight, kids, learning, paraprofessionals, people, problems, school, self esteem, special ed, students, teachers, things
19 Comments
Doing what’s right for ALL the kids
I’ve always stood behind public schools. Maybe because I worked in one for so many years. Maybe because I’ve had pretty good luck with them and my boys were happy there “for the most part.” I’m not really sure. It … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, disappointment, education, fears, feelings, kids, parent's, people, problems, school, small towns, taxes, teachers, things
Tagged behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, disappointment, education, fears, feelings, kids, learning, memories, parent's, people, problems, schools, small towns, taxes, teachers, things
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