A teacher's rant....

[mugsy]

I will personally organize a mass demonstration, to peacefully demonstrate, in front of your school if this poor, misunderstood "yout" of today is punished in any fashion.

Shame on you!

Joh, Mike is laughing hysterically at you and said he would be right there for you. He agrees that the youth today is so misunderstood.

As a side note...on the whole, I like my kids...however, there are very, very few that I can say I truly trust.

[Edwina's Secretary]

There was a letter to the editor in the OC newspaper. A high school student lamenting all the hard work required to get good grades. Complaining that it is not enough to be smart...you have to work really hard too! It's not fair!

Maybe it comes from living here in OC...where many high school kids drive BMWs to school. And then there is the column in the newspaper for parents who have questions about schools and their kids. ("My child was suspended for swearing at a teacher and hitting another child. I know my child. He would never do that. The school is picking on him, etc, etc, etc.")

I am the one who made the "mommy bailing out" comment in another post. That post was ABOUT a mommy going to school to bail out her son...who proceeded to verbally abuse the administrator in front of her.

"Broad generalization" is not necessarily a bad thing. For example..."police officers are the good guys. If you are in an emergency, they will help you." Broad generalization? Yes. Are there bad cops? Yes. Sometime you might encounter a bad cop who won't help you? Yes.

The very statement "broad generalizations seems to me to mean "many in this group are this....but not all."

And I know many teachers (and ex-teachers) who would agree with the broad generalizations expressed here.

So I am offended by those who are offended by broad generalizations.

So there.....

[Lady's Human]

Frankly, Sara, I'm offended that you are offended.

[caseysmom]

Frankly, Sara, I'm offended that you are offended.

I find it offensive that you are both in agreement to be offended

[Sevaede]

I find it offensive that you are both in agreement to be offended

Oh yeah?! Well, I'm offended that anyone is offended over anything deemed offensive.

That kind of shocks me and then it doesn't.

My dad would have strung me up by my toes had I done anything of the sort. Thankfully, I was one of the quiet kids who did their work and enjoyed school.

[Edwina's Secretary]

So much offended and offensiveness....and here we are trying to claim maturity!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

So much offended and offensiveness....and here we are trying to claim maturity!

Mature??? I've never been so offended

[Barbara]

My dad would have strung me up by my toes had I done anything of the sort. Thankfully, I was one of the quiet kids who did their work and enjoyed school.

My dad too.
Thankfully I never was one of the quiet kids who did their work and enjoyed school.

Sorry that is totally off topic.

[ratdogg]

I find it offensive that you are both in agreement to be offended

hahha, thats funny. I always post in the dog house with attitude and opinions but I do it in good fun. I'm usually not serious when I bash adults or teens or teachers (still traumatized from my own HS experiences). I really thought people were just being facicious (spelling?) at first. Then I was suprised when people started actually being offended