SweetSue92
Diamond Member
That first comment struck me. No, schools do NOT "take very seriously the safety of the students in classrooms".
This I agree with wholeheartedly...….IF the district took the safety of students seriously, then they never would have hired her in the first place with 2 previous violations/loss of credentials.
The districts/schools are so afraid of offending or doing the wrong thing or, or, or...….they've become relaxed daycare centers that provide adult supervision while kids do what they want. Sorry, but I don't see it as an Education.
What is your solution?
Not a popular one I'm sure, but to go back quite a few years ago when schools did teach usable skills, teachers spent the time going over a subject a few times until the kids understood it and those who didn't 'make the grade' be held back another year so they could. Still offer usable elective courses in high school that were job related.....like automotive, shop, home-ec, banking/office, etc
When kids got out of control, they were sent to the Principals office to be dealt with....either calling parents or cops or sat in detention/study hall depending on level of offense.
Let me take this one step at a time:
1. Everyone has a different idea on what "usable skills" are, and there's no winning that battle collectively it seems. Some would say usable is only the things a child will use as an adult. Others would say the child should get, you know, an actual education. ???
2. Teachers do this now. I don't know what makes you think we don't. We go over and go over information.
3. Retention is not backed up by data. In short, it doesn't work.
4. I agree with you on classes that you mention, and it seems schools are agreeing too.
5. To turn the tide on our awful discipline problems in schools, we need to turn the entire culture. And how are you going to do that? No one trusts anyone. No one wants to trusts the teachers/schools to discipline THEIR child. Surely THEIR child did not do what you said; or THEIR child is not being challenged/understood/listened to. So how do you turn the entire culture around on this?