Sunday, April 18, 2004
I read most of McCourt's book, "T'is." I was shocked by how little teaching has changed since the late 50s. So many problems seem exactly the same. After 14 years of this high school business, why should I continue?
Sunday, April 11, 2004
I think Uncle Bob and I should write a book on our teaching experiences, perhaps entitled "Confessions from teh deep dark Underbelly."
My Question today is: when will teachers, educators, parents unite to take back our schools? Administrators and parents need to start to help teachers with unruly students; gone should be the days that classroom discipline, regardless of its magnititude, is the teacher's problem. The teacher after all in most cases did not create the problem student; he/she has a history in the school and at home. He/she does not walk into room 111 with a clear slate. Therefore, discipline is not just the teacher's fault or problem.
My Question today is: when will teachers, educators, parents unite to take back our schools? Administrators and parents need to start to help teachers with unruly students; gone should be the days that classroom discipline, regardless of its magnititude, is the teacher's problem. The teacher after all in most cases did not create the problem student; he/she has a history in the school and at home. He/she does not walk into room 111 with a clear slate. Therefore, discipline is not just the teacher's fault or problem.
