Winco
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I'm not sure why you think like you do.Well, in case you haven't noticed, I'm an insider who is also an outsider. Look how Winco mocks my profession. HE teaches the important subjects but apparently cannot read for comprehension nor inference.
I believe--and hope--that it has always made me a little more sympathetic to kids who just don't "do school" well. People like Winco also feel I am not really "school". Well, screw that anyway. In many ways, school sucks.
My best Middle School Geometry class was loaded with Band Kids.
All the best band students took advanced band or jazz band and that was only offered ONE period. So all those students were automatically grouped together.
That meant that these wonderful students all got grouped together in advanced math, ie Geometry.
After I retired from the 7-3 teaching job, I continued my part time job of 7 years, which is enrolling HS dropouts back into the system, and offering them a way to earn their GED or get credit retrieval. These student had previously dropped out of school, both traditional and alternative. This is different. No bells, no specific schedule, but they must meet requirements.
Many of these students are outcasts, or looked down upon because they are different. Some trans, some gay, some with child, ALL are welcome and most succeed, because they were given a 2nd alternative and a chance. Many are working full time and this gives them a chance to work AND get their GED or Diploma.
Sorry Sue that you think I'm a ghoul and a miserable teacher.