Ice Cream Release Dates
First, I'd like to announce that our local Baskin-Robbins has yet to sell Piece of Cake ice cream (last year's January special) again this year. This has become very problematic for us as we are rapidly losing weight since we no longer make our weekly trips to engorge ourselves upon two large scoops of it. We even had a weekly $10 ice cream budget which is now going into our I.R.A. and more than doubling our monthly deposit.
Still, we long for it and can say it's been more devastating than Steve Jobs's recent hyped up release of a $100 Ipod leather case and $300 stereo, which wasn't really that devastating and brings us all plenty to laugh about.
Poli Ticks
I've finally been bitten by the Poli Tick, an informative and maze-like talker of a bug. I was previously afraid to ever discuss politics with anyone except Ryan, really, because I was greatly convinced I would lose a good many friends. Even though I've been out of college for 2 years the habit of silence is hard to shake; thanks to Jenny's kindness (in showing me that people can discuss world events with real concern and without expensive amounts of cynicism), I have become to feel more brave:
The Sean Allen issue really hit home for me since Melissa is in high school and has to frequently deal with off-topic propaganda in the classroom. To be honest, it concerns me to have kids recording their teachers in the classroom. As a teacher I know we all accidentally slip up, even in our own topics which we're supposed to know everything about. These days, way too much is frequently made of small events/words that are simply the result of being human. There is just too much nitpicking and we certainly don't require a larger stock of noses to satisfy this need, we need self-control. However, when it comes to debating off-topic subjects frequently and in an underage classroom, it becomes important to me and I think this quote from Hannity sums up my opinion on the matter "Now, if they [teachers] are so confident to say it [personal political rampages] in front of a captive audience of students, young students, then they ought to be able to debate them publicly." I think the "captive audience" part is key. I won't say more because I always typetalk too much for it to be of benefit.
I love you Melissa, you are very brave.
Win a Prize!
Can you tell me what has changed on this blog, aside from the pinkness?
9 comments:
I know, but I can't say because I live here. Tee hee!
what is the sean allen issue? i haven't heard..... but i do definitely agree that stuff taught to kids shouldn't be said just behind closed doors.
ps. that was a nice comment, thanks. :-) i'm glad you got bit, and i'm very curious to hear what else you got! :-)
AHA! is it the subtitles "pie recipes" "winged words" and "time travel"??? :-) do i win do i win??
Yay! You win! You get the prize...I don't know what it is yet... ^_^
Sean Allen said he was tired of listening to his teacher's political rampages; talking more opinion politics than geography. Sean says he records classes for notetaking and decided to submit a 20 minute tape of the class to his father who complained to the principal of the school. The tape was then released to the media.
I guess a number of parents had complained about the same teacher months before and had gotten nowhere. It's SO important that parents are allowed to know what thier children are learning at school.
I agree that it is so important that parents know what their children are taught in school. Unfortunetly I have heard from other sources that schools are taking parent's opinion into account less and less. This is a problem.
The other problem is that many parents don't care what the teachers are teaching. They don't even take part in their children's education at home and expect the teachers to teach things like manors and honesty and stuff that falls way outside the regular school ciriculum.
The first problem can probably be fixed by policies or laws, unfortunetly the second is a cultural problem, and that is not easy to fix.
I am not familiar with this particular case, but in defence of teachers in general, it is very diffiult to be a teacher and not let your world view come out at least a little. You are who you are, and the students will see that.
Of course, you probably already know this, being a teacher yourself. :-)
Sorry for my long comment, I started ranting for a while there. I hope you understand.
^ I agree with you completely on both points. I get worried people will start picking apart every little thing teachers say.
It seems so extreme either way doesn't it? I mean, either everyone is underinvolved/interested or everyone gets overinvolved and TOO interfering. In this case, people may end up...trying to rid teachers of their entire personalities and cultural background.
hey laurie, this is very off-topic BUT i thought i would let you know rhiannon has a blog too! i remember you guys were if friends, if you want the address let me know. :-)
Guess what?!? I found Rhiannon's blog~but I didn't look, I just was glancing at your links a couple days ago and clicked and there was Adam's myspace place! And then I saw her picture in the friend bar. Crazy the places you can connect there~it shows how interwoven people can be.
i know, it's crazy the people that turn up!!!
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