tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916906.post113815198813923783..comments2023-11-05T03:30:52.349-06:00Comments on Ramblin' Educat: No Mean Child Left Behindeducathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03927744738999545249noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916906.post-1140105211823224602006-02-16T09:53:00.000-06:002006-02-16T09:53:00.000-06:00I came back to check on the Chicky, and I had a li...I came back to check on the Chicky, and I had a little time to read around your blog. I love it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks for keeping the WTM board updated on Jill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916906.post-1138503581024355972006-01-28T20:59:00.000-06:002006-01-28T20:59:00.000-06:00This sounds sappy, but mean kids hurt my heart. P...This sounds sappy, but mean kids hurt my heart. Particularly since they seem to expend so much effort being mean when being nice is (usually) so much easier.Lisa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00656565902440542367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916906.post-1138423750729366992006-01-27T22:49:00.000-06:002006-01-27T22:49:00.000-06:00Carolyn, hate is a strong word and since you left ...Carolyn, hate is a strong word and since you left no email address, I will simply say that we have a difference in style.<BR/><BR/>I am the boss. Everything in my classroom and my world says so. My name is on the classroom door, my desk is bigger, my chair is cushy, I decorate the place. They know it. Does using a different set of words negate my boss-ness? Nope.<BR/><BR/>There's just no magic bullet for this. Different people respond differently. <BR/><BR/>Today worked. No lectures, no complaining. The work was important enough in her eyes. It was our first exam and now she sees that the work is real.educathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927744738999545249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916906.post-1138343186627569872006-01-27T00:26:00.000-06:002006-01-27T00:26:00.000-06:00I am sorry. The problem is that I got all the nice...I am sorry. The problem is that I got all the nice kids this year. I have created a black hole for the rest of you. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>I had a class like that last year. Principal refused to do anything. But I kept sending the little witch-- who lacked the hottie features you describe but none of the meanness-- down anyway. I once sent her down twice in ONE DAY. Principal tried to hairy eyeball me. I hairy-eyeballed back. It was fun."Ms. Cornelius"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16970201479637588558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916906.post-1138337924091828492006-01-26T22:58:00.000-06:002006-01-26T22:58:00.000-06:00I can't help it- I must speak. You CAN stop this...I can't help it- I must speak. You CAN stop this young lady in her tracks. Maybe you've already tried this, your post doesn't say. I would not allow her any leaway unless cleared through you first. You do NOT have to explain yourself to these kids. JUST BE THE BOSS. PLEASE. No need to be angry or anything else, just "This is my classroom and I am the boss." "I'm sorry, I can't allow that today." I'm probably way out of line and I do appreciate that you even FOUND the kid (who hasn't had any boundaries for 16 years!!). But too often those of us also dealing with those kids wish there were more people who could just say, "I'm sorry, this is my space and I'm the boss."<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the assvice, and good luck.<BR/><BR/>I don't have a blog so if you hate my comment feel free to email me and say so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916906.post-1138250186963143662006-01-25T22:36:00.000-06:002006-01-25T22:36:00.000-06:00Jen, welcome! I read your blog and it seems we liv...Jen, welcome! I read your blog and it seems we live versions of the same life. I have taught everything you have taught but never at the same time---you are a road warrior, friend!!<BR/><BR/>...and you're right. If only they'd get these lessons now while they were still in the safe little nest. Learning you are distasteful and mean is a hard thing to learn when supports aren't there to prop you up. I talked about some of this in a comment on greg's blog a while back and now I am thinking it will become a post...but tonight I just got home from a fundraiser and tomorrow I am working Lip Sync and Friday...hell. It never ends does it? When is Spring Break again? Maybe I will write this post then.<BR/><BR/>Streak, thanks. Coming home and finding people who get my thoughts is the major reason I blog.educathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927744738999545249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916906.post-1138238157286888082006-01-25T19:15:00.000-06:002006-01-25T19:15:00.000-06:00Just another example of why I read Educat daily.Just another example of why I read Educat daily.Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916906.post-1138218664555311162006-01-25T13:51:00.000-06:002006-01-25T13:51:00.000-06:00Yes, they've learned that the life habits they hav...Yes, they've learned that the life habits they have will get them what they want. I don't empathize with students who are not self-reflective enough to understand that their behavior is self defeating in the long run; but it's difficult to illustrate the drawbacks when it seems to be working okay for them in the here and now. I wonder if the question to ask is: how do we help students value making good life choices?<BR/><BR/>That sounds a bit like educationese, but it's the closest I can get to framing an old, old question: how do we convince teenagers that the way they are living now isn't going to be the best choice for a lifetime?jdenslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446797842286087676noreply@blogger.com