Comments on: Whatever Happened to Paul Harvey? http://heymister.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/whatever-happened-to-paul-harvey/ a teacher's blog Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:59:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: kiki http://heymister.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/whatever-happened-to-paul-harvey/#comment-102 kiki Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:23:20 +0000 http://heymister.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-102 I felt this way this week, then I noticed a sheet on my board regarding students after spring break and then I backed off the work load in class but called most of my students in for lunch and after school interventions to get caught up. Although I work at a high school, it is an alternative school and my students are similar emotionally. In a way I'm lucky because accountability is huge in our school and we have the ability to send students back to their "home" school if they get multiple offenses, whereas in the regular schools and middle schools, there is no where to send them. The downside is that we must monitor them like K-3 students and our school is often the parents' only attempt to fix a problem that has been misaddressed for 9 years. The students, themselves, say that they need limits and they don't respect their parents when they constantly fold on discipline. So even if they complain about your attempts, the truth is they appreciate the consistency. Thanks for showing me the grass isn't always greener. Cathy I felt this way this week, then I noticed a sheet on my board regarding students after spring break and then I backed off the work load in class but called most of my students in for lunch and after school interventions to get caught up.
Although I work at a high school, it is an alternative school and my students are similar emotionally.
In a way I’m lucky because accountability is huge in our school and we have the ability to send students back to their “home” school if they get multiple offenses, whereas in the regular schools and middle schools, there is no where to send them. The downside is that we must monitor them like K-3 students and our school is often the parents’ only attempt to fix a problem that has been misaddressed for 9 years.
The students, themselves, say that they need limits and they don’t respect their parents when they constantly fold on discipline. So even if they complain about your attempts, the truth is they appreciate the consistency.
Thanks for showing me the grass isn’t always greener.
Cathy

]]> By: Hey, Mister! http://heymister.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/whatever-happened-to-paul-harvey/#comment-76 Hey, Mister! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:42:07 +0000 http://heymister.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-76 And these things don't fly in my room either. In all of the above cases I've contacted parents, talked with students, assigned detention, assigned saturday school, etc. The gamut. Even the star students are doing this stuff, and no matter what we say or do, and no matter how many times we contact parents, the behavior continues. And these things don’t fly in my room either. In all of the above cases I’ve contacted parents, talked with students, assigned detention, assigned saturday school, etc. The gamut.

Even the star students are doing this stuff, and no matter what we say or do, and no matter how many times we contact parents, the behavior continues.

]]> By: vegas art guy http://heymister.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/whatever-happened-to-paul-harvey/#comment-74 vegas art guy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:58:01 +0000 http://heymister.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-74 You'd be surprised by how much they do listen and they do care. They just act that way sometimes because they're 13. Although some of the things you described would not fly in my room. They've tried it but to no avail. You’d be surprised by how much they do listen and they do care. They just act that way sometimes because they’re 13. Although some of the things you described would not fly in my room. They’ve tried it but to no avail.

]]> By: Hey, Mister! http://heymister.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/whatever-happened-to-paul-harvey/#comment-73 Hey, Mister! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:57:00 +0000 http://heymister.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-73 I tend to look at the parents, too, and with the same same results as Nancy. Kinda makes me wish the parents had to go back to school once in a while. I'm slowly making gains, but this year has definitely been a struggle. I tend to look at the parents, too, and with the same same results as Nancy. Kinda makes me wish the parents had to go back to school once in a while.

I’m slowly making gains, but this year has definitely been a struggle.

]]> By: Nancy http://heymister.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/whatever-happened-to-paul-harvey/#comment-72 Nancy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:32:52 +0000 http://heymister.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-72 When faced with this attitude from students, I tend to look to the parents. I feel like parents have given up on parenting and discipline. We can only do so much in our classrooms if this negative behavior is condoned in the home. 99% of the time, I called it right when I made a connection between the behavior of a student and the quality of parenting the student received. When faced with this attitude from students, I tend to look to the parents. I feel like parents have given up on parenting and discipline. We can only do so much in our classrooms if this negative behavior is condoned in the home. 99% of the time, I called it right when I made a connection between the behavior of a student and the quality of parenting the student received.

]]> By: East Coast Teacher http://heymister.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/whatever-happened-to-paul-harvey/#comment-61 East Coast Teacher Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:52:48 +0000 http://heymister.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-61 Oh, please don't say that...my journey is only just beginning. I don't want to feel that way until I'm close to retirement. Though, the sad thing is, everything you've said is completely true. Oh, please don’t say that…my journey is only just beginning. I don’t want to feel that way until I’m close to retirement. Though, the sad thing is, everything you’ve said is completely true.

]]> By: Mr. K http://heymister.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/whatever-happened-to-paul-harvey/#comment-60 Mr. K Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:39:13 +0000 http://heymister.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-60 Ooof. I think that one of the saving graces of my miserable first year is that I know it can't ever get worse than that. I've given a lot of ground I didn't want to give this year, but (a) there are still a couple of kids I'm getting through to, and (b) most of the other kids aren't interfering in that process. Good luck... Ooof.

I think that one of the saving graces of my miserable first year is that I know it can’t ever get worse than that.

I’ve given a lot of ground I didn’t want to give this year, but (a) there are still a couple of kids I’m getting through to, and (b) most of the other kids aren’t interfering in that process.

Good luck…

]]> By: Magistra http://heymister.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/whatever-happened-to-paul-harvey/#comment-59 Magistra Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:41:13 +0000 http://heymister.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-59 It hurts, doesn't it? When I'm in a down phase, I just keep hoping that a new perspective (and I feel like every two weeks I'm learning a new perspective, but this is my first year) will change that feeling. Good luck. It hurts, doesn’t it? When I’m in a down phase, I just keep hoping that a new perspective (and I feel like every two weeks I’m learning a new perspective, but this is my first year) will change that feeling. Good luck.

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