tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post19224118288243606..comments2023-11-03T08:29:45.417-04:00Comments on Law and Order Teacher: REFLECTIONS ON A WEEK OF READING, HOW DID IT GO?Law and Order Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-88750251033224096172009-06-16T00:52:39.035-04:002009-06-16T00:52:39.035-04:00It is human nature to not give any more than what ...It is human nature to not give any more than what is expected, and most students, being human, fit that mold. Raise the bar and they will respond. Let the ones that don't respond fail, they would deserve it. Have a nice summer break LOT, you deserve it and it sounds like you might even need it.Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-13617622874312308372009-06-15T21:32:03.613-04:002009-06-15T21:32:03.613-04:00KE,
Thanks for the visit. I feel very strongly ab...KE,<br />Thanks for the visit. I feel very strongly about the fact that our students will achieve at the level we expect of them. When we finally do, the system will work. We have so dumbed down our system I don't know if it's retrievable. <br /><br />TT,<br />Thanks for the visit, my friend. We know our students are capable of so much more than the system demands of them. We can continue to be the beacon in a failing system. You'll notice I wrote in the present tense. I feel we can still retrieve it but time is growing short.Law and Order Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-5403618609858919332009-06-15T21:22:04.227-04:002009-06-15T21:22:04.227-04:00I did a similar post on my blog today about the du...<b>I did a similar post on my blog today about the dumbing down of education in our country. I enjoyed this post, as I do all of your posts. Have a good and restful summer. I knwo you deserve it. Take care.</b>Texas Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525269037676903562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-14518094941424265142009-06-14T23:32:06.528-04:002009-06-14T23:32:06.528-04:00"My thought is that our system would work if ..."My thought is that our system would work if we demanded more of our students. We don't. My thought is that our system would work if we made our students achieve. We don't. My thought is that our system would work if our students were expected to succeed. They aren't. And that is a shame."<br /><br />Yes! This is a foundational problem in our school system. We aren't allowed to push our students for fear of hurting thier poor fragile ego and self esteem. Sometimes the best motivator is having your ego stomped on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-57203662992521944972009-06-14T16:42:00.575-04:002009-06-14T16:42:00.575-04:00Z,
I would like to think that I know what's up...Z,<br />I would like to think that I know what's up with history, but the questions need to be asked. I talked to a student today at church and she was very excited to get her grade on the exam. She is a 4.0+ student who got a 32 on her ACT. That proves there are good, smart students in this country, but we teachers need to push them to the limit and not let them off easy.Law and Order Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-28601731988315864602009-06-14T02:10:20.206-04:002009-06-14T02:10:20.206-04:00the institution of slavery EXPANDED THEN? I want ...the institution of slavery EXPANDED THEN? I want to know what you mean by that!? YOU MUST KNOW BY NOW (smile) honestly!...what?<br /><br />GOOD WORK, L&0! You should feel great about that. It sounds like it was a very fair way of grading, too, passing on essays if you felt you couldn't really tell how good something was?<br /><br />I'm glad to hear you thought there were so many bright kids.VERY happy to hear that. xxZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.com