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Post by fantom on Mar 19, 2012 10:33:08 GMT -6
He's a senior in a freshman level math class and he's going to be an engineer  STFU. . Well, those trains don't drive themselves. |
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Post by blb on Mar 19, 2012 10:41:16 GMT -6
If he's still working at Rally's maybe he's into "chemical" engineering in his spare time.
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Post by coachwoodall on Mar 19, 2012 10:49:35 GMT -6
I don't buy ADD/ADHD. The only true disability I have come across is AH. And some kids do get it honest. I guess this ties into the original conversation as there are times when you should "hit send".  |
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Post by coachmoore42 on Mar 19, 2012 10:56:11 GMT -6
I treat twitter like this-----if I wouldn't say it in front of my principal in front of the kids, it isn't going on there. Yep. I don't have Twitter, but having my principal as a friend on Facebook helps me to think about what I'm posting. I have written a few "angry" e-mails, but I was able to stop before I hit send. On the last occasion, I forwarded the e-mail that provoked my anger to my principal to help me compose a reply. That was a brilliant decision, probably saved me a headache or two. |
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Post by coachcb on Mar 19, 2012 11:21:33 GMT -6
fantom - how dare you point out truths. I had a kid in class who was darn near blind, had to blow his worksheets up to a size 24 font. He was a senior in a profiency level math class and barely making it. I went to his IEP meeting, his mother was going on about how he wanted to get into a good engineering school. I was dumbfounded. He's a senior in a freshman level math class and he's going to be an engineer STFU. It is 8 years later now, he still works at Rally's exactly where he did when he was in HS. He was a nice kid but his mother was way way way out of touch with reality. I just got off a string of "blunt" emails to our career counselor, principal and a kid's mother because I won't write her kid a letter of recommendation for college. The kid has a 48% in my class and that number is about ready to drop because he slept through an exam last week. He has a tested IQ of 161 but is lazier than lazy. I guess I'm s'posed to put my name on something because he's the misunderstood genius. It's the same thing; he wants to go to the best tech school in the state to be an engineer. I was told by the career counselor that "I'm not challenging him enough and he's bored." I had to inform all involved that his GPA and ACT scores not only show that he's really bored in general but that he's going to continue to be so at the local community college because he doesn't have the grades to get in anywhere else. |
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Post by coachdennis on Mar 19, 2012 11:54:12 GMT -6
"You're making me uncomfortable", or, "You make Johnny uncomfortable" has now become the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. There is a, "You are a predator and a bully" undertone to it that causes many teachers/coaches to back right off, as they just don't want to have that battle with their superiors. It's a false victory for the parent or student, though, as it does nothing to solve the kid's long term issues.
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Post by coachcb on Mar 19, 2012 12:17:52 GMT -6
"You're making me uncomfortable", or, "You make Johnny uncomfortable" has now become the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. There is a, "You are a predator and a bully" undertone to it that causes many teachers/coaches to back right off, as they just don't want to have that battle with their superiors. It's a false victory for the parent or student, though, as it does nothing to solve the kid's long term issues. I don't back off from it anymore. I've told this to one parent and I'll probably repeat it a few times in my career; making accusations of that kind goes both ways. I'll be vindicated if a parent takes it too far because I've never done anything wrong. However, the parents won't be because I'll have them in civil court suing them for slander. They can't keep their mouths shut and kids in line and they'll pay for it. They can try and fire me over that if they want. I have the law and a union rep on my side and I'll win. Thankfully, my current administration likes the way I handle things so I should be alright. |
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Post by coachorr on Mar 19, 2012 22:59:23 GMT -6
"You're making me uncomfortable", or, "You make Johnny uncomfortable" has now become the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. There is a, "You are a predator and a bully" undertone to it that causes many teachers/coaches to back right off, as they just don't want to have that battle with their superiors. It's a false victory for the parent or student, though, as it does nothing to solve the kid's long term issues. I don't back off from it anymore. I've told this to one parent and I'll probably repeat it a few times in my career; making accusations of that kind goes both ways. I'll be vindicated if a parent takes it too far because I've never done anything wrong. However, the parents won't be because I'll have them in civil court suing them for slander. They can't keep their mouths shut and kids in line and they'll pay for it. They can try and fire me over that if they want. I have the law and a union rep on my side and I'll win. Thankfully, my current administration likes the way I handle things so I should be alright. 4uckinA |
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Post by coachcb on Mar 20, 2012 7:45:38 GMT -6
I've probably told this story on another thread, but I'll go for it again as it's relevant.
We had a drinking and driving presentation by the reservation police. The freshman thought it was just a friggin riot; joking about it and screwing around. I had a bunch of them the period after the presentation and I came uncorked.
I asked them if a lecture from a teacher was going to keep them from boozing and driving around. They all giggled and shook their heads. I told them I figured as much and then went on to tell them that they could drink and drive all they wanted. BUT, they need to keep their happy a$$es down on the reservation and away from my family when they're doing it. I told them that they were more than welcome to kill their family and friends by acting like morons but they'd better stay away from mine. Jaws hit the floor, two girls started crying and one of my most thugtastic kids (he was the ringleader) stormed out of the room and went down to the counselor to rat me out. The counselor tried to pull the whole "they only act out about it because it makes them uncomfortable" b.s. and I told her I didn't care; reality is reality. Especially down on the rez; getting DUIs down here is like a badge of honor. I did get a call from my thugnificent kid's parents about it a few days later though.
She thanked me for saying what I did. She said that he needed to hear it put like that because one of his cousins had killed four people while driving stoned the year before. She came in for parent teacher conferences two weeks later and thanked me again, this time in front of the boy.
So, there are some parents out there that appreciate it when you're a professional d-ck to their kids.
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Post by TMGPG on Mar 22, 2012 6:19:26 GMT -6
I doubt that coach will put attach this email in his next application
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STFU.
