jonyrotten Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 You know what's funny, most of the students are pretty damn cool and just need an adult who remembers what it was like being that age. I may be tough on them but I'm fair and I'm there and I like most of the kids. Most. Some need a gental kick in the ***, some need a hard kick in the *** but they all need praise and respect to some extent. The pay is s*&t but I'm glad I do it and right now I'm missing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean O Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I love love how you went a different direction to what i said and it wa sjust dumb "most caucasion parents seriously suck at parenting im not saying all" Did i say Hey SEAN O sucks at taking of kids um no. Can someone translate this into english for me? I seriously have no idea what this kid's trying to say. Slow down, use some punctuation, and open up a dictionary, then your posts might become somewhat legible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickel2 Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 sad commentary on the demise of the family in western society, and the diminisihing of traditional parental authority. thats what happens when the state and the media end up having more say over the behavior and lives of children then the parents. really nothing new here. just the outright expression of parental frustration in an ongoing destruction of the social fabric of the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowditch Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 You know what's funny, most of the students are pretty damn cool and just need an adult who remembers what it was like being that age. I may be tough on them but I'm fair and I'm there and I like most of the kids. Most. Some need a gental kick in the ***, some need a hard kick in the *** but they all need praise and respect to some extent. The pay is s*&t but I'm glad I do it and right now I'm missing it. Agreed! I teach Middle School (7th Grade) and see this. These kids are still trying to figure out what they are. What I'm seeing is not a divide across racial lines (black kids, white kids, Hispanic kids etc.). What I'm seeing is a gap across economic lines. I see that the whole ghetto/gangsta'/Scarface thing appeals mostly to kids who come from really desperate economic circumstances. Kids from better circumstances, IMHO, tend to go for the goth or jock or proto-yuppie route. As jony said, all of the kids are pretty cool, once you get past the outer layer they project. As far as moms go, again IMHO, I've seen all types-from the single mom working three jobs who still has time to come in for conferences and make sure her kids are doing their homework to the mom who wears Donna Karan and has immaculate nails but who has a child I've been sliding lunch money to. I've also seen parents who are just ovewhelmed because they're working three or four jobs to keep food on the table and a roof over their kids' head. They don't want the kids to make the same mistakes they made, but they see them following the same track and have no idea or time to make that clear to them. Wow this was a long post! Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYM Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Well where I live, the richer you are, the more gangsta you seem to act. The lower class you are, your more real. That's how it is here. And about the school thing, it's not that bad. (From my perspective). Seriosuly I'll do the 5 or 6 hours a day it takes if it's gona get me a good job in life (unless I get to play MLB :-) ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyMcM93 Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Agreed! I teach Middle School (7th Grade) and see this. These kids are still trying to figure out what they are. What I'm seeing is not a divide across racial lines (black kids, white kids, Hispanic kids etc.). What I'm seeing is a gap across economic lines. I see that the whole ghetto/gangsta'/Scarface thing appeals mostly to kids who come from really desperate economic circumstances. Kids from better circumstances, IMHO, tend to go for the goth or jock or proto-yuppie route. As jony said, all of the kids are pretty cool, once you get past the outer layer they project. As far as moms go, again IMHO, I've seen all types-from the single mom working three jobs who still has time to come in for conferences and make sure her kids are doing their homework to the mom who wears Donna Karan and has immaculate nails but who has a child I've been sliding lunch money to. I've also seen parents who are just ovewhelmed because they're working three or four jobs to keep food on the table and a roof over their kids' head. They don't want the kids to make the same mistakes they made, but they see them following the same track and have no idea or time to make that clear to them. Wow this was a long post! Sorry! You have it right on man. Same type of thing happens where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonyrotten Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Bowditch, it is a trip sometimes isn't it. NYM06 sounds like you got your head right. It's seems like a harder choice to stick it out but in the end it's the easiest way. Everyone has a story of some dude who dropped out got a job, sold some weed and still lived a "successful" life, hell that's what I did but I'm lucky I didn't end up dead and it took a hell of alot more work to get going than it would have if I just stuck it out. Back then I didn't think I'd live passed 20, then there I was living in a crappy neighborhood anything of value had been pawned or stolen when it hit me I ain't living like this anymore and I went back to school. So many people today talking like wolves but behaving like sheep and embracing the environment that they wish to escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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