tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post6245045917424174983..comments2023-11-02T06:47:34.118-04:00Comments on Nailing Jello to the Wall: Wednesday Poetry Break: Patriot EditionSue Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372579806614287004noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-24955363723863186412008-06-26T12:04:00.000-04:002008-06-26T12:04:00.000-04:00Mary Ellen .... yes, a little off-topic, eh?Mary Ellen .... yes, a little off-topic, eh?Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372579806614287004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-71316372275773133762008-06-26T09:37:00.000-04:002008-06-26T09:37:00.000-04:00Wow, I thought I was on the wrong blog when I read...Wow, I thought I was on the wrong blog when I read no_slappz comment...had to double check. He's stalking you now? :-DMary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-41146458403853689192008-06-26T07:51:00.000-04:002008-06-26T07:51:00.000-04:00Obviously, you have ZERO experience with uncoopera...<I>Obviously, you have ZERO experience with uncooperative minority kids in public schools. </I><BR/><BR/>no_slappz, you're referring to a comment that I left over at Yikes!<BR/><BR/>I'm sure "G" will join me saying "HA HA HA HA HA!"<BR/><BR/>I taught middle school with G for 6 years in a public school system, in a neighborhood that has overwhelming social and economic issues. I taught special education for 4 of those years. I also taught computer technology classes of 35 or more students, which always included a handful from the emotionally disturbed program.<BR/><BR/>"Uncooperative?" Trust me. I know.<BR/><BR/>I cannot speak for the New York public school system. But I think I can speak for most public school teachers when I say they are overwhelmed with the workload.<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to continue this conversation here, but I stand by what I said about the need to hire more teachers.Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372579806614287004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-3495197591767759372008-06-26T07:31:00.000-04:002008-06-26T07:31:00.000-04:00i agree with some that marriage equality is not th...i agree with some that marriage equality is not the most pressing issue facing america and americans, but equality in all areas is worthy of discussion, always! like i told sara, keep harping on all the things that bug you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-33906366334945436772008-06-26T00:53:00.000-04:002008-06-26T00:53:00.000-04:00sue j, you wrote:"This is the argument I hear that...sue j, you wrote:<BR/><BR/>"This is the argument I hear that just annoys the hell out of me."<BR/><BR/>It's not an argument. It's a fact. <BR/><BR/>You dreamed:<BR/><BR/>"Probably 99% of the disruptive, behavioral problems you mention could be avoided if schools had money to hire more teachers."<BR/><BR/>What allows you to hold this utterly ridiculous belief?<BR/><BR/>Obviously, you have ZERO experience with uncooperative minority kids in public schools. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, your theory is never tested. Despite what you seem to believe, a lot of classes have less than 25 kids enrolled. There are plenty of high schools in New York City that do not offer physics and calculus because NONE of the students have the sufficient background to take those courses. Plenty of students simply will not progress as far as geometry.<BR/><BR/>Their under-achievement is NOT a function of large classes. It is a function of their unwillingness to study and learn. <BR/><BR/>What do you think a teacher can do to an uncooperative student? <BR/><BR/>Do you think the substantial number of problem kids fear a trip to the principal's office?<BR/><BR/><BR/>One of the few threats that work -- occasionally -- is the threat of calling the kid's parent. But it only works if the kid's parent is a tough guy who will knock the kid around at home. For this to work, you have to have the parent's cell phone number and you have to use it, and you have to accept the likelihood that the kid will get a beating from the parent. <BR/><BR/>But this strategy doesn't work when the kid has a parent who doesn't care. There's many like that.no_slappzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207475509053402475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-33933155956087519422008-06-25T22:19:00.000-04:002008-06-25T22:19:00.000-04:00I will gladly volunteer my services now; justice o...I will gladly volunteer my services now; justice of the peace at lesbian weddings. Oh, alright, my motives aren't exactly pure....but strange bedfellows, I'm saying!!Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-70007808668424899292008-06-25T21:59:00.000-04:002008-06-25T21:59:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting the poem. It has long been one...Thanks for posting the poem. It has long been one of my favorites as well. It does bring home the fact that all too many of us, for various reasons, are "sent to eat in the kitchen." Sue, you know that we look at some of our students and hope that some day they can sit at the table because they actually got a decent education in spite of their being slower, shyer, poorer,... . What a table it will be when all are invited!Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750178960525361348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-81571690580634733712008-06-25T17:36:00.000-04:002008-06-25T17:36:00.000-04:00and one day we will all be able to refer to oursel...and one day we will all be able to refer to ourselves as beautiful and nothing less.<BR/><BR/>-thanks<BR/>janetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511412915776745826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-4009679453440344072008-06-25T10:52:00.000-04:002008-06-25T10:52:00.000-04:00Thanks -- but mostly give thanks for the genius of...Thanks -- but mostly give thanks for the genius of Langston Hughes.<BR/><BR/>Mary Ellen, I actually never use the phrase "gay marriage" for just that reason --we're not asking for <I>special</I> rights -- just <I>equal</I> ones.Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372579806614287004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-13960827247143878352008-06-25T10:41:00.000-04:002008-06-25T10:41:00.000-04:00sara said the same thing I was going to say...beau...sara said the same thing I was going to say...beautiful.<BR/><BR/>I'm so tired of being told by other Americans that only some issues of liberty are worth fighting for. I sometimes wonder if those who claim the issue of gay marriage isn't all that much worth fighting for, understand the meaning of equal rights.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-53769375769539395182008-06-25T09:26:00.000-04:002008-06-25T09:26:00.000-04:00beautiful, sue...beautiful, sue...Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247872318140233432noreply@blogger.com