 winkyTurn Left At The Moon
join:2001-02-11
Saint Louis, MO | reply to rradina
Re: Good luck....if this is true. "today's public schools believe they have to teach..." Not only do they believe it but because they accept federal money they have too. My wife was looking through a box of markers today and mentioned that she needed some Multicultural Markers. I just gave her a puzzled look as she explained that they were colors for drawing different races of people. I told her to make sure she picked up an Scottish one just for me. (is Asian a color?)You are probably aware of the politically correct wording of federal mandates concerning curriculum, social atmosphere, and what the government thinks should be added to the general programs of any school in order to produce better citizens. Required minimums for technology, nutrition, drug programs, social awareness, and the like are easily recognizable on the surface as good things but will often contain aspects that a local community will disagree with. The public at large complains about obesity(nutritional awareness), academic standing with other countries (no child left behind and standardized testing), illegal drugs(DARE program), poor individual performance (gifted programs remedial programs, behavior programs, inclusion programs), and bingo, you get a federal mandate. It's getting to the point (has been for a long time) that the average kid is just along for the ride. My wife mentioned the other day that the school where she teaches is known as dumping ground (I'm sure there's a better term) for behavior disorders, english as second language kids, and handicapped children with attendants who just hang out in the classroom. If the parents of average kids knew the type and amount of time spent dealing with the problems these others create, it would be nothing short of armed insurrection. Swinging around to the original topic, the district where I live pays out the a** for techs considering their performance and what they do. It's a frickin joke. The kids used to come home from school and at least several times a week delight in telling me new work arounds for the web filters and denied directories in place at school. It's my sincere wish that this teacher gets off scott free and is awarded a rump load of compensatory damages. It's obvious to me that a lawyer with an average IT guy with decent experience for an expert witness could put this district and it's self absorbed school board out of it's misery. |
