What teachers really want to tell parents, by Ron Clark, is mainly about how frustrating it is for teachers to deal with parents. The way parents handle grades, how they treat the teacher, how some parents make excuses for their kids, and how teaching positions have been opening because of teachers quitting from all the pressure.
What teachers really want to tell parents, by Ron Clark, is a well written article, but I think it is a bit unfair, because he never mentions the good parents. Clark never mentions the parents who are harder on their kids. I have a parent like that, and it has taught me a lot. They don't make excuses for me, and pressure me to do my best. But, I also agree with it. Too many parents don't blame their kids, and try and make it look like the teachers fault. "I was talking with a
parent and her son about his summer reading assignments. He told me he
hadn't started, and I let him know I was extremely disappointed because
school starts in two weeks.
His mother chimed in and
told me that it had been a horrible summer for them because of family
issues they'd been through in July. I said I was so sorry, but I
couldn't help but point out that the assignments were given in May." Just a part of the article, describing parents' excuses. This, unfortunately, happens too often. Parents blame the teacher, and how the teacher isn't fun enough, how the teacher makes too many jokes, and not enough learning, the list goes on. Teachers work very hard at what they do. I mean, you try stepping into a teachers shoes for a day. Not elementary. High school or college. It is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Dealing with sensitive girls, boys who think they know everything, or the feeling that you have a student who could do so much better, but wont listen to you. Teachers don't deserve this, and they never should.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
PLN #10
In Praise of the F Word, by Mark Sherry, Sherry describes his personal experience with the word flunk and fail. His son is going to flunk a class, and when he informs his son of this, he picks up his act and gets his grade to an A.
In Praise of the F Word by Mark Sherry, is a well written short paper on students grades. His son was "a world-class charmer," and barley got by with his bad grades. Until they met his English teacher, Mrs. Stifter. "'He sits in the back of the room talking to his friends,' she told me. 'Why don't you move him to the front row?' I urged, believing the embarrassment would settle him down. 'I don't move Seinors, she said, 'I flunk them.'" Sherry was suprised by this, and he soon realized the briliance of it. I agree with what the teacher said. I think teachers are too easy on students, and too many students are rude to the teacher, especially substitutes. I know my grades would be better if teachers where harder. Yes, it is my responsibility to be a good student, but it would he;p if teachers gave me a shove and said to focus, to point out when I am doing something wrong. We start to talk to our friends, and totaly forget what we are suposed to do. I love good, kind teachers, but high-school is finally a change. The teachers don't pat you on the head and say, "Good for you! You got a C+!" No. In High School, the teachers say, "C'mon, I know you can do better than this!" They urge us forward, make us do better. The F word is a frightening word, especially for students. Hearing that, at least for those of us who care, is horrifying. What is mom gonna think? What is dad going to do? Can I get it up in time? Why do I have this grade? And nowadays, we have more teachers like Mrs. Stifter. I am gratful for teachers like that, who are not afraid to day the F-word.
In Praise of the F Word by Mark Sherry, is a well written short paper on students grades. His son was "a world-class charmer," and barley got by with his bad grades. Until they met his English teacher, Mrs. Stifter. "'He sits in the back of the room talking to his friends,' she told me. 'Why don't you move him to the front row?' I urged, believing the embarrassment would settle him down. 'I don't move Seinors, she said, 'I flunk them.'" Sherry was suprised by this, and he soon realized the briliance of it. I agree with what the teacher said. I think teachers are too easy on students, and too many students are rude to the teacher, especially substitutes. I know my grades would be better if teachers where harder. Yes, it is my responsibility to be a good student, but it would he;p if teachers gave me a shove and said to focus, to point out when I am doing something wrong. We start to talk to our friends, and totaly forget what we are suposed to do. I love good, kind teachers, but high-school is finally a change. The teachers don't pat you on the head and say, "Good for you! You got a C+!" No. In High School, the teachers say, "C'mon, I know you can do better than this!" They urge us forward, make us do better. The F word is a frightening word, especially for students. Hearing that, at least for those of us who care, is horrifying. What is mom gonna think? What is dad going to do? Can I get it up in time? Why do I have this grade? And nowadays, we have more teachers like Mrs. Stifter. I am gratful for teachers like that, who are not afraid to day the F-word.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
PLN #9
In the article, "The Penny Debate," written by Susan Deadley, briefly describes the detailed facts on how some countrys', such as Canada and the US are thinking of getting rid of the penny.
Susan Deadley does a fantastic job of explaining the plan. There are both good and bad sides to the penny. One could be rusty, and the other could be shiny. (just kidding). It is proved that the poor will get poorer, because they may collect pennies to buy themselves food, and people don't usually drop nickels or dimes. Pennies are also great for fundraisers, penny horses, collecting, and giving people good luck. ;) (see a penny, pick it up, and all day long, you will have good luck!) The penny is perfect for those little kids. The penny horse cant be the nickel horse! PLUS, nickels cost even MORE to make. Pennies cost 1. 26 to make, nickels cost 7.7 to make. And, LINCOLN is on the penny! Where will he go if they get rid of the penny??? On the million? That means getting rid of the statue of liberty. I strongly think the penny should be continued to be used. Maybe they could just make less of them.
http://coins.about.com/od/uscoins/i/penny_debate.htm
Susan Deadley does a fantastic job of explaining the plan. There are both good and bad sides to the penny. One could be rusty, and the other could be shiny. (just kidding). It is proved that the poor will get poorer, because they may collect pennies to buy themselves food, and people don't usually drop nickels or dimes. Pennies are also great for fundraisers, penny horses, collecting, and giving people good luck. ;) (see a penny, pick it up, and all day long, you will have good luck!) The penny is perfect for those little kids. The penny horse cant be the nickel horse! PLUS, nickels cost even MORE to make. Pennies cost 1. 26 to make, nickels cost 7.7 to make. And, LINCOLN is on the penny! Where will he go if they get rid of the penny??? On the million? That means getting rid of the statue of liberty. I strongly think the penny should be continued to be used. Maybe they could just make less of them.
http://coins.about.com/od/uscoins/i/penny_debate.htm
Thursday, October 25, 2012
PLN #8
The article, "What's Wrong With the Teenage Mind", by Alison Gopnik, describes the average teenage mind and why it's the way it is, that teenagers are going through puberty sooner, and maturing later, and that the average teen is losing energy, gaining more 'confidence' and becoming more sloppy.
Alison Gopnik, the author of "What's Wrong With the Teenage Mind", in my opinion, couldn't be more correct because of everything that goes on at school, and who the students are that lie within. I personally have definitely been hearing more complaints from older people, especially those in the 50's and 60's, about how the 'generation of now' is more gory, dark, and unsafe. The teenage mind is fine, it's just what the teen's are deciding to do with it. For the teenagers, wearing a tank top with your bra straps showing is normal, or a guy sagging his pants so low you can see his under-garments. It is just what is happening now, and what is popular. Some don't even think they do it, but students want their peers to acknowledge them. It means something when the most popular kid in school says hi in the hallway, or when a cute boy talks to the small dork in the back. That feeling is almost unbearable as it is amazing. It is almost impossible to love something when everyone else hates it. In this time, it is thought of as weird if you graduate High School a virgin, or liking a band everyone else thinks is gay. Students are making practically all of their decisions based on what other peers say and do. If it means buying a certain brand, or trying drugs or having sex... a lot of students say they will never do it, but when the time comes, it feels as if there is no other choice.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Question for PLN #7!
If teachers had never been hired and we never had school, what do you think the world would be like?
PLN #7
Summary:
In the article, Where would we be? written by me, http://arapahoehighsarah.blogspot. com/2012/10/article-where-would-we-be.html, , the I state my opinion on how teachers are so unfairly paid. I argue that football players are paid too much. I gave proven details on that information.
Response:
I strongly approve of the fact that Football players are paid way to much and all they do is play! Yes, they get hurt, but it is still their choice to do it. Teachers give there own time, and lives to provide for us. We always complain about how much homework we have, but think about how much the teachers have! 25 kids per class, 4 classes a day, 100 students in a day, 3 assignments a week... that means they have to grade 300 assignments for 100 students a week. That is 70 assignments more than we have per day!(assuming 5 assignments per day). Teachers work incredibly hard to get there pay, which (in my opinion) isn't half what they deserve. I have actually heard a teacher complain, and yet... they are most likely to work at the same school all of there lives, always saying how much they care about there students. Teachers have stepped in front of guns for there students. They aren't teachers just because they need a job. It takes a truly good and kind person to become a teacher. They have to care about the students, the kids. They have to be willing to give what should be there time to help us when we need it. They have there own family, and decide to call off meetings to help you. One did that for me, and her and I where as close as a teacher and a student can be. I love all of my teachers, and will never be able to thank them enough for that they have done for me, and other students who haven't realized just how much the teachers care... and are payed.
In the article, Where would we be? written by me, http://arapahoehighsarah.blogspot. com/2012/10/article-where-would-we-be.html, , the I state my opinion on how teachers are so unfairly paid. I argue that football players are paid too much. I gave proven details on that information.
Response:
I strongly approve of the fact that Football players are paid way to much and all they do is play! Yes, they get hurt, but it is still their choice to do it. Teachers give there own time, and lives to provide for us. We always complain about how much homework we have, but think about how much the teachers have! 25 kids per class, 4 classes a day, 100 students in a day, 3 assignments a week... that means they have to grade 300 assignments for 100 students a week. That is 70 assignments more than we have per day!(assuming 5 assignments per day). Teachers work incredibly hard to get there pay, which (in my opinion) isn't half what they deserve. I have actually heard a teacher complain, and yet... they are most likely to work at the same school all of there lives, always saying how much they care about there students. Teachers have stepped in front of guns for there students. They aren't teachers just because they need a job. It takes a truly good and kind person to become a teacher. They have to care about the students, the kids. They have to be willing to give what should be there time to help us when we need it. They have there own family, and decide to call off meetings to help you. One did that for me, and her and I where as close as a teacher and a student can be. I love all of my teachers, and will never be able to thank them enough for that they have done for me, and other students who haven't realized just how much the teachers care... and are payed.
Article: Where would we be?
People say that the world has been in existence for 4.5 million years. We have learned billions of things as humans... by teachers. Think about it! Where would our world be with out teachers? They have been teaching the WORLD for 4.5 million years. For those who believe in dinosaurs, who taught the dinosaurs to... well, live? What about Adam and Eve's children? Who who where they taught by? There parents, there teachers. The world would be no-where without our amazing teachers. Teachers have been known for saving there students. Several teachers have stepped in front of pistols to save there students. Teachers make an average of $49,280.
Football, soccer, tennis, track, ping-pong... just a few of the 200 sports that entertain humans. Practically every sport requires a ball, strong peoples, and screaming fans. They have broken there necks, just to entertain us. They have been playing for years now. Where would our world be without sports? Without the Superbowl? Professional sport players make an average of $2,000,000.
What point am I trying to make? Look again at the VERY REAL information above. Who seems more important? For those of you who say the football players... yikes. So, you think football players are more important? Than think about this... who taught the football players? There coaches right? Well who taught the coaches? The teachers. They have been our source of life for 4.5 million years. That is more than twice the amount the average foot ball player makes in a year. Is there something wrong with that? I strongly believe so.
For a long time, I have been thinking about how much my teachers mean to me, and how much closer I've gotten to be close to them. Our world would be a disaster without teachers. If no one taught anyone anything, we would be a catastrophe. No one could talk, write, drive, walk, think, live. We wouldn't be able to teach our children, or know what they are trying to say to us. The baby teachers help us learn how to take care of our first. Without them, we couldn't take care of our children. Well, you could probably raise your child, and perhaps even there's, but after that... your baby would grow to be somewhat of a zombie (if they even lived). Teachers are the source for our pay in our adult lives. They teach us how to do our jobs, how to survive in the real world, away from our parents' wings. Teachers care about there students, enough to give up time with there family. So many teachers in the past have given there time to help me. Some have even been there through my personal life. My 6th grade English teacher was like a 2nd sister to me, my Science teacher from 6th grade helped me get through some pain at O.D.E. My English teacher said not that long ago, "I've been so busy grading your tests, that I haven't been able to see my husband!" (whom she JUST married) Our world would die if we didn't have our teachers... every single one of them... from Kindergarten to being a Senior in college... even after that. But if school just stopped and all the teachers where fired, what would society do? We wouold be relived. "Yay! No more school!"
For a short time, I have been thinking about how funny people get about sports. I mean, I understand why people get excited. I'm not saying ban it or anything.. it's good to have something exciting to look forward to. A lot of peoples defense to football payers would be that they, "break there necks, and become paralyzed for life, just to entertain the world." And they do, players have died from accidents like that, but that's there choice. They know what they are getting into. If football and sports just suddenly... stopped, I bet you $200 that people would get upset. But we wouldn't go crazy! The world wouldn't end! People would find something else to love. The professional sport players could become someone else, and keep living their lives.
As I stated before, I don't want anything to happen to the sports. They are fantastic!!! I myself love to play spots, and love to cheer for my own High School teams, but is it really necessary for them to be paid so much money, just to play? Teachers are the worlds power, and they are paid 20¢ compared to the football players. I find it extremely important that we cut professional sport players pay, and give more to the teachers. After all, where would we all be without them?
Football, soccer, tennis, track, ping-pong... just a few of the 200 sports that entertain humans. Practically every sport requires a ball, strong peoples, and screaming fans. They have broken there necks, just to entertain us. They have been playing for years now. Where would our world be without sports? Without the Superbowl? Professional sport players make an average of $2,000,000.
What point am I trying to make? Look again at the VERY REAL information above. Who seems more important? For those of you who say the football players... yikes. So, you think football players are more important? Than think about this... who taught the football players? There coaches right? Well who taught the coaches? The teachers. They have been our source of life for 4.5 million years. That is more than twice the amount the average foot ball player makes in a year. Is there something wrong with that? I strongly believe so.
For a long time, I have been thinking about how much my teachers mean to me, and how much closer I've gotten to be close to them. Our world would be a disaster without teachers. If no one taught anyone anything, we would be a catastrophe. No one could talk, write, drive, walk, think, live. We wouldn't be able to teach our children, or know what they are trying to say to us. The baby teachers help us learn how to take care of our first. Without them, we couldn't take care of our children. Well, you could probably raise your child, and perhaps even there's, but after that... your baby would grow to be somewhat of a zombie (if they even lived). Teachers are the source for our pay in our adult lives. They teach us how to do our jobs, how to survive in the real world, away from our parents' wings. Teachers care about there students, enough to give up time with there family. So many teachers in the past have given there time to help me. Some have even been there through my personal life. My 6th grade English teacher was like a 2nd sister to me, my Science teacher from 6th grade helped me get through some pain at O.D.E. My English teacher said not that long ago, "I've been so busy grading your tests, that I haven't been able to see my husband!" (whom she JUST married) Our world would die if we didn't have our teachers... every single one of them... from Kindergarten to being a Senior in college... even after that. But if school just stopped and all the teachers where fired, what would society do? We wouold be relived. "Yay! No more school!"
For a short time, I have been thinking about how funny people get about sports. I mean, I understand why people get excited. I'm not saying ban it or anything.. it's good to have something exciting to look forward to. A lot of peoples defense to football payers would be that they, "break there necks, and become paralyzed for life, just to entertain the world." And they do, players have died from accidents like that, but that's there choice. They know what they are getting into. If football and sports just suddenly... stopped, I bet you $200 that people would get upset. But we wouldn't go crazy! The world wouldn't end! People would find something else to love. The professional sport players could become someone else, and keep living their lives.
As I stated before, I don't want anything to happen to the sports. They are fantastic!!! I myself love to play spots, and love to cheer for my own High School teams, but is it really necessary for them to be paid so much money, just to play? Teachers are the worlds power, and they are paid 20¢ compared to the football players. I find it extremely important that we cut professional sport players pay, and give more to the teachers. After all, where would we all be without them?
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