Education for all...
Okay...first, read this.
Now, I've talked with Eekerz about how the "No Child Left Behind" Act is frustrating at times. However, Eekerz has never gone so far as to say "Therefore, we need to let some kids go...let's give up on them."
Alan Aker, the former State Senator who wrote the article is not a good person. He keeps using the phrase "rotten kids" in his article without realizing the hypocrisy. He is a rotten, rotten, uncaring human being. Maybe we should all let him go. Ignore him...refuse to allow him to write in to the Rapid City Journal. Ridicule him and make sure his future and the futures of his children are entirely ruined due to actions he's taken today. Well, that's what he promotes in his article...An eye for an eye, right Alan?
I can't think of anything more WRONG than giving up on children because they don't act perfectly. I worked with children that had severe acting out problems (hitting, biting, refusing to work, verbally abusive). Why did they act that way? Because their parents beat the shit out of them on a regular basis. According to Alan Aker...we shouldn't look into why the children are acting the way they do, but rather just let them go...keep that abuse circle unbroken...make sure they're abusive AND illiterate. Ahh...such a solid foundation for a society I want my children to live in.
Not all kids who act out do so because of horrible backgrounds. Some just aren't mature enough or ready for school. However, just because they don't act like the rest of students doesn't mean they should be kicked to the curb. For example...one of my best friends in high school barely graduated. He only did so because his mother figure and his English teacher refused to let him fail. They stuck on him and pushed him through to graduation. Where is he now? Well he's finishing up college and had a 4.0 last year at USD. Where would he be if my high school teachers had employed Aker's "natural selection" theory?
In my opinion, the bad teachers are the ones who expect every student to fit into the "perfect student" shell...and who ignore the other students who act out. The good teachers, although they get frustrated at times, are the ones that realize all students come from different backgrounds...but it's the duty of the teacher to give those students the ammunition of education so the kids all have a fighting chance in that "real world" Aker wants to toss the "rotten children" into.
What an ass.
(jumps off soapbox)
Now, I've talked with Eekerz about how the "No Child Left Behind" Act is frustrating at times. However, Eekerz has never gone so far as to say "Therefore, we need to let some kids go...let's give up on them."
Alan Aker, the former State Senator who wrote the article is not a good person. He keeps using the phrase "rotten kids" in his article without realizing the hypocrisy. He is a rotten, rotten, uncaring human being. Maybe we should all let him go. Ignore him...refuse to allow him to write in to the Rapid City Journal. Ridicule him and make sure his future and the futures of his children are entirely ruined due to actions he's taken today. Well, that's what he promotes in his article...An eye for an eye, right Alan?
I can't think of anything more WRONG than giving up on children because they don't act perfectly. I worked with children that had severe acting out problems (hitting, biting, refusing to work, verbally abusive). Why did they act that way? Because their parents beat the shit out of them on a regular basis. According to Alan Aker...we shouldn't look into why the children are acting the way they do, but rather just let them go...keep that abuse circle unbroken...make sure they're abusive AND illiterate. Ahh...such a solid foundation for a society I want my children to live in.
Not all kids who act out do so because of horrible backgrounds. Some just aren't mature enough or ready for school. However, just because they don't act like the rest of students doesn't mean they should be kicked to the curb. For example...one of my best friends in high school barely graduated. He only did so because his mother figure and his English teacher refused to let him fail. They stuck on him and pushed him through to graduation. Where is he now? Well he's finishing up college and had a 4.0 last year at USD. Where would he be if my high school teachers had employed Aker's "natural selection" theory?
In my opinion, the bad teachers are the ones who expect every student to fit into the "perfect student" shell...and who ignore the other students who act out. The good teachers, although they get frustrated at times, are the ones that realize all students come from different backgrounds...but it's the duty of the teacher to give those students the ammunition of education so the kids all have a fighting chance in that "real world" Aker wants to toss the "rotten children" into.
What an ass.
(jumps off soapbox)
posted by Sarah at 8:25 AM
6 Comments:
Yup, he's an ass alright. I like Sam Hurst's idea better. The kids that are being left behind are the smart ones who get bored because school has been dumbed down to the lowest common denominator.
Besides, how do you pick out the "rotten" kids?
They're all rotten, aren't they?
All of mine certainly were.
And so were their friends.
(Just kiddin', you little runts.)
Rotten apples don't fall far from the tree.
I'm just saying.
Neither do Owl droppings Skogg, and your point is????
Owl, are you comparing your children to bird shit?
No, you were. Shame on you Skogg.
No cookies for you today.
Well said, Jester.
P.S. You're hot when you ramble...I'm just sayin'.
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