tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post1734580429511763995..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: SemanticsPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-87228447273616592502010-03-24T22:29:48.042-04:002010-03-24T22:29:48.042-04:00So true!So true!care020https://www.blogger.com/profile/13111261210638297196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-40667332441365309792010-03-24T20:37:33.987-04:002010-03-24T20:37:33.987-04:00It's becoming increasingly clear that having t...It's becoming increasingly clear that having the "power of the pen" over the kids I teach is not as effective a tool as it used to be. Many kids just don't appear to care. The kids think, "why work hard at all if I can go to "boot camp" or "evening school" and do "credit recovery" in a week." This is the same credit that used to take 5 months with only summer school as the alternative to failure. The "easy way out" has become the educational way of life. There are a number of kids who do know the difference between earning a diploma and getting one. Unfortunately, the focus is not on them, but on the at-risk, less academically able student.Ms. Tsourishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978868613223436958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-10904891391563176832010-03-24T18:24:13.846-04:002010-03-24T18:24:13.846-04:00Don't you wish the Powers That Be knew the dif...Don't you wish the Powers That Be knew the difference?!ChiTown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240876368610100419noreply@blogger.com