HeyYoJelLo t1_jdeau5h wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:48 PM

Reply to comment by coolducklingcool in Connecticut teachers, what problems are you facing with your students now? by PettyWitch

As a parent in CT, I don't really engage with the school because I was one of those kids the parents shadowed and bullied through school. Even landed in a good college, then didn't give a bleep. Soured me to education. If my child shows interest in education I will support that. I also show and tell how people who choose to do well in school do well in life,as a result. But my child's life is more than some number graph you guys use to compare educational stats. To you guys they are stats, to us they are people. If they want to be educated they will be motivated to do so. If they are gonna be blow drying someone's hair all nice for a good tip, calling us about them not giving a shit about slopes and angles is a hoot. We can talk to them. I bet your best students are the Italian and new immigrants because the parents are not afraid, yet, of cracking their kid upside the head when they step out of line.

coolducklingcool t1_jderfog wrote on March 23, 2023 at 9:34 PM

My students are not numbers for me. I’ll leave it at that because you don’t really seem open to discourse.

Miles_vel_Day t1_jdebwup wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:55 PM

>I was one of those kids the parents shadowed and bullied through school.

This sounds pretty bad, could you elaborate on this at all? I'm not sure I understand; if I had to guess they thought you were a danger to the other kids, for Columbine-y/sexual orientation reasons? Sorry you had to go through that.

HeyYoJelLo t1_jdecxlf wrote on March 23, 2023 at 8:02 PM

No i mean I was lazy, didn't have direction. Had the whole college bullshit shoved down my throat. Carrot, stick, whatever. Forcing people to learn and anger or discipline seems crazy when you suspect they might be future waitresses or nurses aids. People can always choose to expand their education. Pushy educators, and sadistic make it seem like your cum loude by 23 or bust....lol. I let the kids be kids. I do remind them that a diploma is valuable to future education.

Miles_vel_Day t1_jdefgpo wrote on March 23, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Oh all right! I'm glad things worked out for you. I just totally gave into all that academic pressure in school, and I have ended up with good degrees and a good job but my entire 20s was a mental health disaster. We make things pretty hard for kids.