tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post5598380682786526809..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Tales from another era of educationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-4716616056207748102014-10-19T15:00:23.131-04:002014-10-19T15:00:23.131-04:00I graduated from East Meck in 1983 so Pop was our ...I graduated from East Meck in 1983 so Pop was our Principal for 2 1/2 years. He couldn't paddle us but if we messed up, we had to call him Mr. Miller. Once you got back on track, Pop would ltell you when it was OK to start calling him Pop again. If we did what we were supposed to do, we could call him Pop. You never wanted people to hear you calling him Mr. Miller. That meant you were looked at like you were a fool. As atheletes, when Pop showed up at our games, we had a renewed sense of pride and more determination <br /><br />Pop cared about "his kids". He took his job as seriously as any parent. He was a great man, I stillperiod! I have told my kids about him and the things he used to do and say. Scott Goochnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-33129139384554659352014-03-10T23:06:22.417-04:002014-03-10T23:06:22.417-04:00....to the above comment, I am 43 yearsold and agr.......to the above comment, I am 43 yearsold and agree....Yes!...the SAT is sadly being dumbed down...(sigh).......<br /><br />.....as for this fine, honorable, educator?.....I could only dream of having had the pleasure of meeting such a man.....we need far more like him and the system would not have the "issues" it has today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-43352112767491467802014-03-06T14:25:41.063-05:002014-03-06T14:25:41.063-05:00Wiley,
Fortunately for us all the SAT is being du...Wiley,<br /><br />Fortunately for us all the SAT is being dumbed down as well.<br /><br />Just in time for the new national "standards"...Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-32720394952201666422014-03-06T09:52:15.009-05:002014-03-06T09:52:15.009-05:00So almost 40,000 students in Meck county are in pr...So almost 40,000 students in Meck county are in private, charter or homeschools. That number is huge.<br /><br />There is a reason for that high number, and it is mostly due to the lack of discipline and parental responsibility of many CMS students/families.<br /><br />Zoolandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-37639717448297951192014-03-06T09:27:24.573-05:002014-03-06T09:27:24.573-05:009:07....
Tough love, responsibility or actually l...9:07....<br /><br />Tough love, responsibility or actually learning anything.<br /><br />New story on the front page about the state looking at lowering the standards for 3rd graders to pass reading tests.<br /><br />The dumbing down of America continues.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-70190090365215932392014-03-06T09:07:57.838-05:002014-03-06T09:07:57.838-05:00agree with the Community house issue, that school ...agree with the Community house issue, that school is too big. The teachers and administration would agree too.<br /><br />Too bad tough love is not in vogue anymore.Cookienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-8330437772837505882014-03-05T20:45:49.442-05:002014-03-05T20:45:49.442-05:00Why is it acceptable for Community House Middle to...Why is it acceptable for Community House Middle to have over 1600 students? That is larger than most high schools-certainly any in the LIFT program.<br /><br />Move Elon Park to JA Robinson.<br /><br />Ann-can you find out why JA Robinson doesn't take their share of the kids in South Charlotte?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-48042185680650444922014-03-05T19:26:18.780-05:002014-03-05T19:26:18.780-05:00Teachers have been stripped of authority by overpa...Teachers have been stripped of authority by overpaid burocrats and many children come from broken homes. Many children are being raised by grandparents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-84465541435009141132014-03-05T17:44:42.231-05:002014-03-05T17:44:42.231-05:00http://cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/so...<br />http://cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/solutions-black-education<br /><br />A report supported in part by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, titled "Reducing Suspension among Academically Disengaged Black Males," suggests a tolerance for disruptive students.<br /><br />There are some members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the NAACP and the National Urban League who attended school during the years I attended (1942-54). <br /><br />During those days, no youngster would have even cursed a teacher, much less assaulted one. One has to wonder why black leaders accept behavior that never would have been tolerated by their parents and teachers.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-36080217970800498172014-03-05T16:31:42.446-05:002014-03-05T16:31:42.446-05:00Some kids just need a little more "disparate ...Some kids just need a little more "disparate impact" on their rear ends than others.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-52277490922850921292014-03-05T15:43:21.137-05:002014-03-05T15:43:21.137-05:00Discipline does not necessarily mean hitting.
All...Discipline does not necessarily mean hitting.<br /><br />All one has to do is look at the expulsion records and see there is little to no discipline.<br /><br />In 2001, there were 149 expulsions statewide.<br /><br />In 2012 there were 30.<br /><br />In 2001 there were 2,712 long-term suspensions.<br /><br />In 2012 there were 1,609 long-term suspensions statewide.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26465455053312876322014-03-05T15:08:43.028-05:002014-03-05T15:08:43.028-05:00You missed the point. Do you work down town for CM...You missed the point. Do you work down town for CMS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-85015216287731884502014-03-05T13:30:02.293-05:002014-03-05T13:30:02.293-05:00"Hitting children is not an educational strat..."Hitting children is not an educational strategy."<br /><br />Because education strategies are all about things that don't work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-48995296191391421072014-03-05T09:37:14.938-05:002014-03-05T09:37:14.938-05:00Hitting is what you need.
"Spare the rod and...Hitting is what you need.<br /><br />"Spare the rod and spoil the child" <br /><br />"If you do not use the rod for discipline then you hate your child" <br /><br />Proverbs King Solomon 3000 yrs agoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-15664546306415875272014-03-05T08:42:23.190-05:002014-03-05T08:42:23.190-05:00Hitting children is not an educational strategy. ...Hitting children is not an educational strategy. Poor post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-30086067619424877282014-03-05T07:51:46.055-05:002014-03-05T07:51:46.055-05:00The lost pc generation of today in clear focus ......The lost pc generation of today in clear focus ... take off those rose colored glasses ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-74235249194663659962014-03-05T07:40:57.229-05:002014-03-05T07:40:57.229-05:00Today, Mr. Miller would be fired, sued, never agai...Today, Mr. Miller would be fired, sued, never again allowed to be an educator and possibly serve jail time for assault.<br /><br />Yes, tales from another era where discipline and respect meant something....<br /><br />Rest in peace Mr. Miller. Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-29827976512789354392014-03-05T07:17:42.349-05:002014-03-05T07:17:42.349-05:00http://cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/bl...http://cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/black-people-duped<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com