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1. Teachers

   There was a comment about how teachers are bad. I am currently in college pursuing an elementary education degree. I am learning to be a teacher and want to know what is bad about teachers. I'm not being defensive. I want to be a good teacher and if there are problems with teachers I want to know. I do not want to make these mistakes. In my class alone there are over thirty people wanting to teach. There has been much talk about teachers, parents, video games and everything else to blame for these children’s actions. Children are being medicated for being active. Parents allow kids to rule the house and then when they realize there is a problem they medicate them. I remember being told to go outside and play. My grandmother gave me fruit to eat and a spanking when I was bad. The kids now say "I'll call child services". I hate to break it but time out does not work. Kids shouldn't have televisions in their room and computers should be were the parents can see what is going on. Why does a third grader need privacy for, even older kids? If they want privacy tell them they will get that when they move out. I am old school and I believe you earn respect. How many times do you hear he was disrespecting me? Do they even know what it means? This is a cultural issue. When the adults finally take back the power these kids think they have, we all will sleep better at night.

   7 months, 1 week ago In response to Attack of the 3rd-Graders?

2. Lessons

   I am currently in college to become an elementary school teacher. My main goal is to teach third graders. This story shocked me. I believe many are correct in the forms of discipline that should be used. Community service and a letter of apology are really excellent ideals. Therapy is an excellent ideal for all the parties involved. Many go into the field of teaching to help children. The teacher must have been in shock, to find out the young minds she had hoped to mold wanted her dead. From what I gather this incident was because of a child being disciplined. Something has to be done about the growing epidemic amongst our schools but what.

   7 months, 3 weeks ago In response to Attack of the 3rd-Graders?

Define what responsibility means to you.