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By: Laurie

Laurie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:40:58 +0000

URGH! I hate stories like this. Unfortunately there are way too many of them. I have been in education for 20 years and have known maybe one guidance counselor that was worth their paycheck.

You said, “I told her I didn’t mind doing homework, but felt it should be worth my time.”
That is a pet peeve of mine. Teachers shouldn’t waste students’ time with meaningless homework. I had a teenage boy in my class a while back who was training for the Olympics. He asked if he could be exempt from his biology homework in my class, he needed the time for training. I told him that as long as he maintained a B or better on tests and quizzes, he was exempt.

Everyone likes the respect of being treated like an individual. I’m not sure why we won’t extend that to our students.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:40:00 +0000

URGH! I hate stories like this. Unfortunately there are way too many of them. I have been in education for 20 years and have known maybe one guidance counselor that was worth their paycheck.

Everyone likes the respect of being treated like an individual. I’m not sure why we won’t extend that to our students.

By: Ivor Biggun

Ivor Biggun — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:24:20 +0000

Dude, the great thing about looking like you did in that picture is you can be your own girlfriend.

Right on!

By: Ivor Biggun

Ivor Biggun — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:24:00 +0000

Dude, the great thing about looking like you did in that picture is you can be your own girlfriend.

Right on!

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:58:01 +0000

HOW did I miss this picture.
Ye gods, I can’t take my eyes off it to read on. Will have to come back when I’ve calmed down!
Lovely lovely story though. It breaks my heart to think that there are people in the education system that aren’t passionate or compassionate about our youngster’s future – no matter what they want to to – and only serve as obstacles in their journey to adulthood.

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:58:00 +0000

By: GreenJello

GreenJello — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:27:15 +0000

I’ve always said if I had known then what I know now, I would have quit high school, gotten my GED, and enrolled in college while still a teen. High school was pretty much a total waste of my time.

And I *was* on the Academic Decathlon team. LOL!