Quote From: mommypersonny In the 7th or 8th grade I had a S.S. teacher named Matt Kelsh ,one day he took the class outside put us in a circle with him in the middle of the circle.he then told us to say things about him and when ever a person said something bad/or nasty he riped a peace of the paper off when we were done he had just a small peace of the paper left...and he told us "that's what you do to each other "you riped apart people till there nothing left of them..when you bully or be mean to each other..so be nice to each other!!!!!!!!
this was one of the best things I learned in school(I was a little bit of a bully and was bullied) I wish I could find that teacher(have tried)and tell him what a great teacher he was...thanks Mr. kelsh..it's sad that the school the boy who killed him self in the bathroom didn't have a teacher like mr kelsh..
Thank God that for every horrible teacher, there are 100 good ones like your Mr. Kelsh!
Mine was my wonderful 4th grade teacher whose name I still remember 56 years later...Mrs. Brugie...who took the time each afternoon after school to work with me with flash cards to help me learn math. If not for her, I probably would have flunked that subject and would have been held back. (They didn't push kids through back then like they do now....if you failed a subject, you failed the grade...period! Schools now do a grave injustice to kids when they shove them through and pass them even if they can't read or add two and two. Unfortunately, It's now all about getting that Federal money rather than making sure each child actually learns the subjects.
The school systems suck, but the teachers are trying really hard to make a difference...with the exception of a few bad apples.
