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And for this our teachers and school district admi...

2009-06-09T17:16:28.403-04:00

And for this our teachers and school district administrators deserve low pay and no support from the community.

It is beyond me why anyone would want to be a teacher these days. Thankless job.

Children being mean and picking on other kids is s...

2009-06-07T22:54:15.945-04:00

Children being mean and picking on other kids is something that has always ruffled my feathers! I think the children along with their parents should be given a harsh punishment and sent to a training camp for fools.....or something! It seems to me that it is a real sign of low intelligence and like you said, what a shame they are allowed to breed. :-(

That's so sad. Kid have always been mean and ...

2009-06-06T11:26:44.884-04:00

That's so sad. Kid have always been mean and cruel to other kids but I think that with the escalating violence and desensitizing of bad behavior in movies, the level of their cruelty has escalated. It's just sad. :-(

OH Crap, Chris/Jon... I despise hearing things lik...

2009-06-05T14:33:00.872-04:00

OH Crap, Chris/Jon... I despise hearing things like this. Being the teacher these days is the hardest job on earth. All a child has to do is to cry fowl--and that teacher is automatically deemed guilty. I don't know the incident you are talking about--but, as a former teacher, I feel sorry for teachers today.

I don't know what is happening in our country --but it is appalling what is happening to teachers (and others who love and want to work with and educate and help kids)...

You are right: Where are the PARENTS??? That is the big problem. Parents want everyone else to raise them....

Oh--just makes me so mad. I will pray for that teacher/coach.

Hugs,
Betsy

It's just awful and it makes me sick every tim...

2009-06-05T14:00:22.612-04:00

It's just awful and it makes me sick every time it comes on the news.

On a lighter note, it's nice to find a fellow Tampa area blogger.

OMG!!!!!!!!A child is only as good as a parents pa...

2009-06-05T11:38:33.230-04:00

OMG!!!!!!!!A child is only as good as a parents parenting skills. My mom taught school for 28 years, and it seemed as though every problem that occured was everyone but the parents fault. I think that every one of those boys ought to get a broomstick shoved up their ass...sorry but thats how I feel. They have demoralized and scarred that child forever and he WILL NEVER be the same!!!!!!! Send them to prison with the big boys and tatoo targets on their little asses so they can get it everyday!

You need a license to fish, but any old idiot is a...

2009-06-05T07:50:28.836-04:00

You need a license to fish, but any old idiot is allowed to procreate. The coach should not in any way be penalized. Maybe they should be talking about revoking the parents' rights as parents, since they clearly did not instill enough fear of God into their children to prevent them from perpetrating a heinous crime against another child.

Tink *~*~*

It is appalling! We have had problems with harass...

2009-06-05T01:00:26.549-04:00

It is appalling! We have had problems with harassment at the middle school here, including in the locker room, where there is no supervision. I think they feel an adult would be at risk of being accused of something if they were in the locker room. So, maybe they need multiple adults present to protect each other while supervising the students. But you're right. Their actions come from someplace else. It's learned somewhere... otherwise kids that age would not think of doing something so terrible. The parents are definitely responsible for teaching them right from wrong, and they have failed to do so. In the pictures, the boys look really scary!! I don't remember ever feeling truly scared of my peers in middle school. But I do fear for my child moving up in a few years. Thankfully she's just moving into 4th....but you'd be AMAZED at that things that come up even at the grade school level!!! NOT the era I/we grew up in!!

As a retired teacher, I am soooo with you on this!...

2009-06-04T23:28:18.438-04:00

As a retired teacher, I am soooo with you on this! I always said that parents had the kids and teachers raised them.