https://twitter.com/NickHarrisTV/status/1163860323859927042?s=20
Sorry/not sorry, but I have to vent to fellow parents about something. I'm a high school teacher. Today is the the last day before we start winter break. Students are taking finals, and the last day for my students to turn in any missing assignments was last Friday- December 10. As of right now, I have 72 out of 144 students failing my classes. Not because the work is hard, but because they made the active decision to not do the work. I have had five students show up at my door this morning begging to turn in missing work. Some of them have even lied to me about their missing work.
Here's my vent- PLEASE, TO YOU FATHERS OUT THERE- TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO HANDLE THEIR BUSINESS. TEACH THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS. TEACH THEM NOT TO CHEAT AND LIE. TEACH THEM A WORK ETHIC. TEACH THEM THE IMPORTANCE OF PUNCTUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. TEACH THEM THAT THERE ARE REAL CONSEQUENCES WHEN THEY DON'T HANDLE THEIR BUSINESS.
There is an epidemic of laziness, irresponsibility, and apathy in this country; too many people don't give a shit about handling their business- this attitude is reinforced through social media and parental apathy, and it's going to further ruin the generation of kids that are growing up now. Please teach your sons and daughters to have pride in their work, to try their hardest to be successful, and most importantly to take responsibility for their own success in all things.
This has been my rant/vent/TED talk- please have a wonderful, safe, restful, healthy, and fulfilling holiday season.
It was called “Welcome Back Kata”
Something has to give. The parents are upset but there are teacher shortages. What can be done? It's interesting that the article mentions how hard it is for a parent to get her child to focus on schoolwork. How does she think that plays out in the classroom? Click here to view the article: Schools are closing classrooms on Fridays. Parents are furious.
M25. When I was in high school there was a guy who hung out in the same circles I did. I wouldn’t say he bullied me but it was clear he never liked me and would also make offhanded comments that I could tell were digs at me but no one else seems to notice.
This continued online when I graduated. He would always comment on my Instagram, Facebook or Twitter posts with what I saw as rude comments. For example I posted a picture of being in Italy for my high school grad trip and called it Italia. He commented “sad that a high school graduate can’t spell Italy correctly”.
The worst of it was during my first year of uni he apparently tweeted out “RIP my name”. Lots of people had thought I had died. When I called him out for the tweet he gave some shorty excuse and people forgave him. I didn’t. I blocked him on everything.
Last weekend my old friend group had an unofficial reunion. We spent the weekend doing various things. During the weekend I made sure to keep my distance and not interact with him. Apparently this was noticed by people and one of my friends called me the asshole for being rude and holding a grudge.
The thing is the guy made the same offhanded digs at me the whole time that again no one seemed to Notice besides me. For example he said kept commenting about how I’m still in school (I’m in grad school) and don’t have a “real job” yet (I have GA).
I struggled in math and my parents had me work with a math tutor hired from the UBC math department in grade 10,11. The tutor actually said that I won't get into UBC with my grades. However, I got accepted into Bachelor of Arts. It was disappointing at the time for the school counsellor advise me to drop Math 12 but overall it helped me get into university. Some years later, the tutor saw me on campus and acted surprised that I was studying here!
