Yeah? So teach already.
In this morning’s Washington Post is an opinion piece by Ting-Yi Oei, the assistant principal of “Freedom School” in Loudon County, Virginia entitled My Students. My Cellphone. My Ordeal. about his “ordeal” of being busted for child pornography.
A summary of his story goes like this; He decided to investigate the “sexting” phenomenon in his school, found a student with a picture on his phone, had the student forward the picture to the assistant principal’s phone. A few days later, the student was suspended for an unrelated offense, the student told his parents about the picture, the assistant principal was arrested and later cleared of charges for having child pornography on his phone.
The lesson the assistant principal would like us to take away from his story; teachers have a hard job and they get punished for things they didn’t do – and, oh, Fox News is evil.
The lesson I’d like teachers to take away from the story; Stop being social engineers and teach. If the assistant principal had just handed the student and his phone over to the police (who I’ve heard are very good at conducting criminal investigations) instead of trying to act like Columbo, he’d still be ensconced in his plush office wondering what the lunchroom is serving today and planning his paid three month vacation this summer.
Our children are idiots and it’s because teachers have it in their pointy heads that somehow it’s not their fault. In fact it’s everyone’s fault EXCEPT teachers. But teachers and schools are more worried about social fads and creating a “conducive environment for social interaction” instead of teaching skills students need to be productive members of the community.
Teachers aren’t the police, they aren’t social workers, they aren’t substitute parents – they’re teachers, so they should try their hand at teaching and leave the rest of their imagined job descriptors to the experts.
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Yes!!!!
Of course you are correct, but the 3 Rs are boring. It’d be like expecting city government to fix potholes instead of passing resolutions condemning the U.S for its position on (global warming, war on terror, torture, Israel, etc.).
OR if this isn’t TOOO crazy- call the kids’ parents! Not all parents are the best but a HUGE percentage of them are pretty good. If you know my kid has naked pictures on her/his/its phone, you better call me-
jeez.
After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:
‘Let me see if I’ve got this right.
‘You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.
‘You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.
‘You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.
‘You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.
‘You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.
‘You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard,a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.
‘You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . . I CAN’T PRAY?
Over here in Germany I cant even get the teachers in the Military (DOD) schools to help the VFW with the Patriot`s Pen or Voice of democracy programs that would help the kids.
Maybe the teachers in the states should make as much as the teachers over here.