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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: 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: 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: 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!

By: Randi

Randi — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:42:54 +0000

Hmmm….can I draw? Not really, but my stepson draws sci-fi/fantasy. I’ll see what he can do, heh heh.

And I’ll buy a shirt too!

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:09:50 +0000

Excuse me, did you say lederhosen? With that hair?

Loved your audio! You are a story-teller in word and voice.

Ah, my friend, I too have challenged the high school dragons. I had to face a principal threatening to spank me for quitting band, a typing teacher who accused me of cheating, and a debate coach who changed his grading system mid-stream to try and jip my debate partner and me out of A grades.

Great feeling in this line: “…but mostly I couldn’t abide the massive amount of missing minutes recklessly mined from an ineffective day. ” I see why you are writing about the educational system in other posts!

As for the guidance counselor — her only sense power in life probably came from sitting in that room controlling the lives of others. Your inability to be controlled by her “superior” knowledge deflated her into anger and insecurity. I’m glad you had the inner fire to walk away. That moment has obviously fired up your current entrepreneurial spirit.

By: Trina

Trina — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:02:27 +0000

Confirmed, I like multisensory approaches….

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:02:02 +0000

@Sean I’d fork out $10 dollars for that t-shirt :)

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:11:53 +0000

Marc: How about this for a t-shirt: “I AM COLLEGE, Suckmonster!”

Randi: Can you draw? I need a graphic of the suck monster.

Seed Planter: Thank you for the compliment. Um… I think if I were to write the lederhosen story I would also have to shut down Writer Dad permanently. Just kidding, the story really isn’t that big a deal. My mom was supposed to make me a costume for school and for some reason she actually made me lederhosen which were way too short for my long spindly legs. I was horrified but had to wear them anyway. When I wanted to go to the new school, she suggested I get a second wearing out of them.

Patricia: Don’t dwell, just keep ambling toward the sunset.

Ha! I saw that too. That is pretty cool, this cross generational blogging. My sister has her own (way funnier than mine) and my mom (a frequent commenter) will start one, I’m certain, as soon as she gets a computer.

Daphne: Sigh… I wouldn’t make it long if it wasn’t worth your while. Geez. : > )

I’m really glad you read it and NO WAY JOSE, homegirl has no power over me.