Termyn8or
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"Jesus Christ on a bicycle, T, that is the worst possible approach I could imagine for an opening day speech" Possibly. Maybe figure it was tailored for students who are alreaady proven problems, tough cases. I would much rather teach in an environment in which the students had a real desire to be there and learn. But universal mandatory education does not allow for the necessry exclusions. You've got kids in there who were abused, not taugh one single wit and hate the world in general. Many are forced to be there by threats from their Parents, as well as truant officers and the police. In a "normal" environment I am aware that the approach of authority by threat is a bad one, but this thread is not about that. This guy probably wouldn't have "cracked" in a "normal" environment unless we consider an unruly mob of teenagers dumb and full of cum a normal environment. I don't. I have always been against compulsory education. Those who do not want to be there should be gone. I have always believed that the primary responsibility for education of the young lies with the Parents. But then I am different. My Parents would've shot themselves if they had to send me out to kindergarden not knowing how to read and understanding numbers at least in the rudimentary sense. Nowadays the deck is stacked against the teachers. Even I outwitted them when it suited me, and I went to school when I damn well pleased and only to the classes I damn well pleased. Other than math and science, that included any class Valerie was in. With the problem kids one has to establish order to get the job done. Of all the things I did I hardly ever disrupted the classroom, whether I wanted to be there or not. The olman would kill me for shit like that. That is where the Parents come in. You are expected to do a job, to do it properly the Parent must supply you with the proper material. If not you have to make due with what you have. And extreme situations sometimes call for extreme measures. And call me a barbarian if you wish, but a nice paddle with holes in it is much preferable to drugs like ritalin. Mind you it is not to be used in anger, that would be misuse. And later in life the same applies. As schools, especially inner city schools become more like prisons, some adaptation is needed. In the case of prisons, I think the sentences should be greatly reduced but the conditions should be more harsh, Labor, and you have no time to find fuck buddies, make homemade hootch, nothuing of the sort. But instead of like my buddy who did twenty years and not only went in with money, won a decent size lawsuit against the institution and lived pretty well in there, they could've given him five years of some pretty harsh treatment resulting in possibly more corrective influence. I asked (times were tough) just how much would he just rather go back to the joint and he said about 60%. I could change that had I the power to do so. Recidivism would be quite low. Same here, reading and writing and rithmatic, taught to the tune of a hickory stick. Not quite what I have in mind but close. They are there to learn, this is not a fucking day care center. Age must be accounted for and of course you do not expect the same level of civilisation from some. But that does not mean there are no expectations. I do understand your point, but did Socrates have to carry a sword ? I doubt it and would almost bet that if trouble came around his students would defend him. They would not be the enemy. In the old days, if a kid got the paddle and sent home with a note, they would get it again at home. The Parents' attitude was that "Those are the rules there and you will obey them". Nowadays there are lawsuits and all kinds of horseshit. It is ridiculous. Even without a threat of physical consequences, if they don't want to learn they should be removed from the environment so that those who want to learn can take advantage of the system we pay for to teach them. T
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