It looks more like a flag to me??? How ridiculous to get suspended.
Zsa Zsa - 08:08am on 08/23/2007
It gets a lot worse.
At Drake High School in Marin County in California, two boys wrote a joke “hit list” in class. They giggled as they named students for things like “looking at Mary’s breasts”, “not looking at Mary’s breasts”, “farting in Math”, “not farting in Math”, etc.
Still giggling, the list was thrown in the garbage can as the boys left the room. The teacher fished the list out of the garbage can and ran to the Vice Principal’s office. The Vice Principal called the police and called in the students who’s names were on the list telling them that their name had appeared on a hit list. The students called home. Their parents started calling other parents and many parents started calling the school and pulling their kids out of school.
The Math teacher ran crying and screaming down a hallway that, “We’re all gonna die. We’re all gonna die”.
The police arrived, looked a the list, talked to the boys, and determined that the list was a bad joke that was never intended for any harm.
One of the boy’s fathers was called in for a meeting and told by the teacher and Vice Principal that, “We have to take these things seriously”.
As educator salaries have fallen behind inflation, we have failed to attract the most capable people to teach our children and administer our school systems.
ews48 - 09:08am on 08/23/2007
Actually, it’s a representation of a laser gun. What I am really curious about is if there was some type of verbal description spoken along with this sketch. Either way, It’s hard to judge one way or another since we obviously don’t have complete details.
Of course, it seems ludicrous and I agree but, at the same time, public authorities are constantly wedged in between a rock and a hard place. They’re damned if the do and damned if they don’t.
Because of what our society has become, responsibility no longer lies on the person who actually is responsible. Unfortunately, we now walk around with the words “sue me” sharpied on our forehead.
Anna - 09:08am on 08/23/2007
As educator salaries have fallen behind inflation, we have failed to attract the most capable people to teach our children and administer our school systems.
Teacher pay is fine. What state-run education has done is create a class of unthinking automatons who indoctrinate instead of educate. Stupid cases like those described above are just a symptom of that.
Rob - 09:08am on 08/23/2007
As educator salaries have fallen behind inflation, we have failed to attract the most capable people to teach our children and administer our school systems.
You’ve got to pretty much have your head embedded in the mud to not be aware of that.
That’s not where he traditionally keeps his head and this case is no different.
The total lack of anything remotely resembling common sense in cases like this is astounding. Where the hell do these people get their degrees, Short Bus U?
Pilgrim - 10:08am on 08/23/2007
Where the hell do these people get their degrees
Well, I for one, received my Psych degree, Soc degree, Food Science degree, and Ed degree from an Eastern Washington University. When I was able to find the time to remove my head from the mud or my ass, I received my Masters in Education and an additional degree in Comp Science from the University of Washington. I am currently working on Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Arts Technology.
Teachers as a whole are better paid than any other white collar profession except for lawyers and judges.
Ok, Puppy dog… I believe we are about to have a discussion.
Anna - 10:08am on 08/23/2007
sure, read the study first.
The Whistler - 12:08pm on 08/23/2007
I did, and may I add, asking someone to do something is much more cordial than telling them.
It looks more like a flag to me??? How ridiculous to get suspended.
It gets a lot worse.
At Drake High School in Marin County in California, two boys wrote a joke “hit list” in class. They giggled as they named students for things like “looking at Mary’s breasts”, “not looking at Mary’s breasts”, “farting in Math”, “not farting in Math”, etc.
Still giggling, the list was thrown in the garbage can as the boys left the room. The teacher fished the list out of the garbage can and ran to the Vice Principal’s office. The Vice Principal called the police and called in the students who’s names were on the list telling them that their name had appeared on a hit list. The students called home. Their parents started calling other parents and many parents started calling the school and pulling their kids out of school.
The Math teacher ran crying and screaming down a hallway that, “We’re all gonna die. We’re all gonna die”.
The police arrived, looked a the list, talked to the boys, and determined that the list was a bad joke that was never intended for any harm.
One of the boy’s fathers was called in for a meeting and told by the teacher and Vice Principal that, “We have to take these things seriously”.
As educator salaries have fallen behind inflation, we have failed to attract the most capable people to teach our children and administer our school systems.
Actually, it’s a representation of a laser gun. What I am really curious about is if there was some type of verbal description spoken along with this sketch. Either way, It’s hard to judge one way or another since we obviously don’t have complete details.
Of course, it seems ludicrous and I agree but, at the same time, public authorities are constantly wedged in between a rock and a hard place. They’re damned if the do and damned if they don’t.
Because of what our society has become, responsibility no longer lies on the person who actually is responsible. Unfortunately, we now walk around with the words “sue me” sharpied on our forehead.
Teacher pay is fine. What state-run education has done is create a class of unthinking automatons who indoctrinate instead of educate. Stupid cases like those described above are just a symptom of that.
Teachers as a whole are better paid than any other white collar profession except for lawyers and judges. You’ve got to pretty much have your head embedded in the mud to not be aware of that.
That’s not where he traditionally keeps his head and this case is no different.
The total lack of anything remotely resembling common sense in cases like this is astounding. Where the hell do these people get their degrees, Short Bus U?
Well, I for one, received my Psych degree, Soc degree, Food Science degree, and Ed degree from an Eastern Washington University. When I was able to find the time to remove my head from the mud or my ass, I received my Masters in Education and an additional degree in Comp Science from the University of Washington. I am currently working on Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Arts Technology.
Ok, Puppy dog… I believe we are about to have a discussion.
sure, read the study first.
I did, and may I add, asking someone to do something is much more cordial than telling them.
I am expected to be polite now?
No Way!