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December 5, 2008, 8:44 am PST
 Quote From: imbobbi Children are suppose to have fond memories of school and the truth is, not every child will have them . I remember a grammar school teacher of mine that despised me. She took every opportunity to scold me, embarrass me, or make me stand in the corner in front of the classroom because I was talking in class. I remember one day being my last day of school for a couple of weeks because I was going into the hospital for an operation and I stayed after school to wait for my sister to pick me up and I remember wanting her to like me so bad so I told her I was having this operation and she responded in such a horrible way to me. She made me feel like a nothing and all I wanted was to be liked. My Mother went to the school and tried to have me taken out of her class and was told that I wasn't there to socialize, I was there to learn. I will never forget Mrs Von Cannon and I wished I could have told her years later just what her meanness did to my self worth for so many years. No child should ever be treated this way especially coming from a role model. I have always wanted to share my story and thank you for giving me the chance. fond memories are what kids should have but not often the case. I remenber when my son was in the first grade he was running outside with a stick ( which believe me when I say he was always told by me not to do... hello you'll poke your eye out ) and there was another child chasing him he looked behide him and ran over a child in front of him falling on him and stabbing the child in the leg with the stick.. It was an accident he wasn't even looking at the child he hurt. I was called to the school at which time the principal acted like my son had wielded a weapon and when I said that i would not stand for that that i was sorry that the child was hurt however it was an accident the teacher decided that she would give her own brand of disipine by never allowing him a turn at first in line allways skipping him when it came to extra activities that all the other children were allowed to have. I went to the school,called school officials,had meetings with the teacher,and principal. Nothing in the classroom ever changed. My son is now 16 yrs old and to this day he remembers how that teacher glared at him that day with the stick. MY son has succeded in his school years because of his mother standing by him encouraging him and stressing how inportant school is to his life but more so for him who has excelled despite the nasty teacher he still remembers. This isn't the only bad experance he has had but it is the one that comes easy to his mind. My son has been bullied and he has been accused of bulling. I think that we give our teachers too much credit not all are good teachers and they dont deserve the pay we do give them. We also give schools too much credit they also often dont deserve the money that we vote to give them. When my son was bullied they told him to just ignore it or another good one is dont tattle. I think that when schools say they dont know its happening they either are liars or they ned to come out of the break room. I think that if children are not learning like they should its because the teacher has not done their job and maybe we should pay them on how well their kids do on their tests and how well they can handle their classrooms without resorting to being a bully themselves. Not just oh you are a teacher how great and wonderful heres your money!!!! |
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