"Dennis P. Harris" wrote in message
news:vq6it2d6mmlvigh6do6i0shj3qp83k75sa@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:01:12 -0800 in rec.travel.usa-canada,
> "Larry (Scratch)" wrote:
>
>> Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs lambasted teacher unions today,
>> claiming no amount of technology in the classroom would improve public
>> schools until principals could fire bad teachers.
>
> jobs doesn't know diddly about education, except to sell
> computers to schools.
>
> in my observation, when kids aren't learning, about 95% of the
> time it's NOT due to the teacher. the causes i observed most
> often were
>
> 1. parents are not doing *their* duty by having the kids at
> school on time, fully fed, and ready to learn, which means having
> kids that are disciplined and pay attention, so teachers can
> teach instead of spending all their time dealing with behavior
> problems.
>
> 2. parents don't read with their kids, help them with homework,
> attend parent conferences, or take any interest in their children
> or their education. if no one cares, why should the kids?
>
> 3. when kids have problems, parents blame it on anyone other
> than themselves or the child. they try to get them off the hook,
> claim that their child would never do (whatever the problem
> behavior is), and if he does, it's not the kid's or the parents'
> fault.
>
> 4. the kids have disabilities or mental health or emotional
> problems, and are not adequately supported/treated by parents,
> the school system, or the health care system. let's face it,
> kids born with fetal alcohol syndrome or crack babies are not
> going to be able to keep up with the normal and bright kids, but
> the school system and bu$h's idiotic unfunded "no child left
> behind" insists that these kids should be able to learn as well
> as kids without disabilities.
>
> steve jobs should try teaching those kids, like most teachers
> have to do every day, and see if he can keep the class in order
> and focused on the work at hand. i'll bet that if he did, he's
> be running screaming out of the classroom before the day was
> over.
>
> i am not a teacher, not married to one, don't have any as
> relatives or close friends. this is just my opinion based on
> observing my local school system since i was in kindergarten.
>
Excellent post. Parents enjoy the orgasm but expect the rest of the world to
raise and educate THEIR crotch fruit.
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