tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14769049.post506078518549454901..comments2023-11-05T01:02:03.608-07:00Comments on Media by Sistrunk: Teacher could lose job for comments on FacebookDeb Sistrunk Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14072871724975222638noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14769049.post-10880142573919425742011-11-23T23:13:57.514-08:002011-11-23T23:13:57.514-08:00Rose and Shirazi: You are right. The teacher use...Rose and Shirazi: You are right. The teacher used poor judgment in venting about her students on the Internet. Rule of thumb: If you post <i>anything</i> on the Web, assume everyone is reading it, including your mother, even if it's password-protected.<br /><br />I don't know this teacher or her character. However, by publicly venting, the teacher has left herself open to scrutiny. <br /><br />What's troubling is that this teacher may be walking into the classroom each day <i>assuming</i> that these children cannot be taught, <i>assuming</i> that these students have no capacity to grow up to be productive adults. If that is true, then it's likely the teacher doesn't truly engage her students because she has low expectations. This is one of the reasons our schools continue to struggle to close the achievement gap.<br /><br />Education is the cornerstone of our democracy. Our students deserve better than what some classrooms offer. An incident like this serves as a wake-up call to parents to pay attention to what's going in in their children's classroom.<br /><br />On a lighter note, Happy Thanksgiving, Rose!Deb Sistrunk Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14072871724975222638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14769049.post-37317012496543274212011-11-23T21:08:45.815-08:002011-11-23T21:08:45.815-08:00As a teacher you have to be careful what you say. ...As a teacher you have to be careful what you say. Afterall, if she believes she is a warden of future criminals, surely she will not give her all to teach them. She has already labeled them. But she shouldn't be fired because she has a right to say what she wants. But I would monitor her work like crazy! Happy Thanksgiving Deb and Dirk!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13037132101026488589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14769049.post-76255553402169906782011-11-10T19:18:23.962-08:002011-11-10T19:18:23.962-08:00Teacher should have been more careful. Rather it i...Teacher should have been more careful. Rather it is the job of teachers to turn anyone into good cirizens.S A J Shirazihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273513824756243968noreply@blogger.com