13 Thoughts to “Thank you, area teachers!”

  1. Cargosquid
    June 9, 2013 at 11:54 am

    At the end of the day, one of the teachers remarked to me, while we walked back through halls, after the children had left, “Any day that I don’t leave here in handcuffs….is a good day.”

    1. Moon-howler
      June 9, 2013 at 12:56 pm

      Now THAT is hilarious!!!!!

      Thanks for sharing that one, Cargo.

  2. Lyssa
    June 9, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    Only special people can be teachers. It’s a calling not a career….

  3. Elena
    June 9, 2013 at 7:28 pm

    Amen Lyssa!

  4. George S. Harris
    June 10, 2013 at 4:04 pm

    My middle daughter is a history teacher (11th grade) at Riverside HS, Fredericksburg, VA. Am very proud of what she does. Her students do very well on SOLs but she dislikes the whole SOL concept–leaves very little room for innovation. The terrible part about SOLs, at least in Spotsylvania County, the scores of “inclusion”kids can drag down the score for the entire class. She has had kids whose intellectual level is around third grade or less and the kids take the same tests as the “regular” kids. Some can barely read but somehow they are in the 11th grade–social promotions–some are kids who rarely attend class but are still ” in school” and required to take SOLs they have no clue about. Is this a y way to run a school system? Don’t think so!

  5. Cargosquid
    June 10, 2013 at 11:34 pm

    @George S. Harris
    PREACH IT, BROTHER!

    The SOL idea is horrible. I’ve seen what passes for 8th grade english for many students during my short term as a teacher observer. My 8th grade teachers would have been horrified at the current level.

    Of course, I am comparing private school to public. But, really, they had trouble writing a paragraph. And don’t get me started on the laptop fiasco….

    1. Moon-howler
      June 11, 2013 at 4:28 am

      I ont think basic testing is horrible. I think how the tests are used is horrible.

      I have no problem with core testing being done on basic skills. That isn’t what is being done. Its time to dump NCLB.

  6. Cargosquid
    June 10, 2013 at 11:35 pm

    I just had a thought….I wonder what is needed to START a school?

    1. Moon-howler
      June 11, 2013 at 4:26 am

      A classroom, a teacher and at least one student.

  7. Rick Bentley
    June 11, 2013 at 11:45 am

    Teachers can make a big difference in children’s lives. Three cheers for all the great teachers in our area.

  8. Cargosquid
    June 11, 2013 at 11:28 pm

    @Moon-howler
    Heh….

  9. Scout
    June 12, 2013 at 6:01 am

    At the end of each school year (after the grades were in) my parents would host a luncheon for all my (and my sister’s) teachers. My parents had very little – they were teachers themselves – so it was a big cost item in their budget. But they wanted to show appreciation. It’s a job that, if done well, has tremendous positive impact down the years.

    1. Moon-howler
      June 12, 2013 at 9:54 am

      What a wonderful tradition. I am sure your teachers appreciated it also. So often there is little thanks, these days in particular.

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