tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post3098701317580583240..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: MisguidanceChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-82359100542280937612011-09-16T08:05:27.213-05:002011-09-16T08:05:27.213-05:00Re: the use of the word "job." It'...Re: the use of the word "job." It's kind of ironic given that these students' teachers (from K through college) are often derided as not holding down "real jobs" out in the "real world" . . . .Dorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-58236389701078244152011-09-13T17:03:34.736-05:002011-09-13T17:03:34.736-05:00Such a joke. Both 2004 Presidential nominees were...Such a joke. Both 2004 Presidential nominees were slacker C students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-28302021185783254242011-09-13T16:32:24.481-05:002011-09-13T16:32:24.481-05:00Hienuri -- Thanks for commenting! Yes, do they re...Hienuri -- Thanks for commenting! Yes, do they really think the kids don't know that they can learn, and that they have to correct that misimpression?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-31409572862652974462011-09-13T16:31:27.619-05:002011-09-13T16:31:27.619-05:00KD -- I don't know for sure, but it's my s...KD -- I don't know for sure, but it's my sense that this is something developed by our district. It doesn't seem to come from any published curriculum that's already out there.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-48846238978371838822011-09-13T16:28:33.747-05:002011-09-13T16:28:33.747-05:00FedUpMom -- How about "Life consists of thing...FedUpMom -- How about "Life consists of things you can control and things you can't control. Learn to know the difference"? Apparently having this presentation inflicted on you falls into the latter category . . .Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-3454917385732988182011-09-13T12:52:50.718-05:002011-09-13T12:52:50.718-05:00I looked up the guidance curriculum on the ICCSD w...I looked up the guidance curriculum on the ICCSD website. It doesn't say very much. Wonder what other surprises are in store this year.KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883213697051461818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-81167502431116480152011-09-13T12:49:35.089-05:002011-09-13T12:49:35.089-05:00Maybe we can eliminate the time spent on "gui...Maybe we can eliminate the time spent on "guidance" and PBIS...then we can go back to having longer lunches.<br /><br />I wonder is "Yes, it's a fact" was something produced by our school system? I find it odd that a teacher would find it appropriate to discuss in the classroom without feeling uncomfortable.KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883213697051461818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-59131156882935105462011-09-13T09:27:37.770-05:002011-09-13T09:27:37.770-05:00Check out point 4:
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You need to take control o...Check out point 4:<br /><br />***<br />You need to take control of your own education.<br />***<br /><br />This is almost cruel. 5th-graders have zero control of their education. They can't decide what to learn or how to learn it. They have no personal freedom during the school day.<br /><br />In other words, if the kids don't learn, it's all their own fault. Don't blame the school (which is wasting everybody's time with stupid "guidance"), and don't blame the teachers. It's the child's fault! She should have taken control of her own education and taught herself what she needed to know!FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-26067095492992358642011-09-13T08:01:22.310-05:002011-09-13T08:01:22.310-05:00How about this one?
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Studying will be a burden...How about this one?<br /><br />***<br />Studying will be a burden unless YOU do something to make it enjoyable.<br />***<br /><br />What exactly do they expect the kids to do to "make it enjoyable"? Drugs? What?<br /><br />I think it should be the school's job to make sure they don't waste the kids' valuable time. If the kids are only assigned tasks that are actually worth doing, maybe study won't be such a burden. I know, I'm a radical --FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-58411599647647962952011-09-13T04:46:24.774-05:002011-09-13T04:46:24.774-05:00The two things that disturbed me the most were:
1...The two things that disturbed me the most were:<br /><br />1) The use of the word "determines" in the first dot point, which you have already addressed in your blog post.<br /><br />2) The 10th point. "Knowing that you can learn." People should have that awareness anyway and if they don't then that's probably because it's being beaten out of them by the system of grades and the "look how many people failed, our standards must be amazingly good" mentality.Hienuri Kayleuetskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706477882374399244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-2325937254390845412011-09-13T00:28:23.379-05:002011-09-13T00:28:23.379-05:00Oops -- wrong worksheet. That was one from last y...Oops -- wrong worksheet. That was one from last year's Social Thinking program. I'll fix the image.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-25378765019894131412011-09-13T00:07:38.679-05:002011-09-13T00:07:38.679-05:00The worksheet is weird as well I think. Is it rea...The worksheet is weird as well I think. Is it really necessary for the child to spend time recording what the behavioral expectations are at home?KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883213697051461818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-61393675575197717182011-09-12T23:59:20.931-05:002011-09-12T23:59:20.931-05:00The "person you marry" statement is weir...The "person you marry" statement is weird and creepy...especially for that age group.<br /><br />The "station in life" statement seems like it be especially problematic in a place like Iowa City...does it mean anything less than academic excellence and advanced education makes for a negative quality of life?KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883213697051461818noreply@blogger.com