Dear Bloggers of the LCPS,As the days are winding down to the end of the first semester, please take time out to stop and look back on your successes. Most of the teachers, and other personnel of this district are hard working, committed individuals who are just trying to make a difference in a student's life. I want to thank all of you for what you are trying to do for the students in this district. Have a safe, restful and enjoyable holiday. Put all of the strife of the first semester aside and focus on your loved ones. A very grateful parent.
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It must be the new drama season; the ever popular soap operas are once, again, being aired and played out in our middle school. The only problem? HE is not Sonny Corrinthous, and SHE is not Emily Quartermaine! Darn.
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Having lived in the Las Cruces Community for 30 years and watching the changes that have occurred in our school system, I am very concerned at what appears to be the lack of limits placed on students. If there is a problem with student behavior at the middle schools, then central office should be both aware and involved in finding solutions. What is the school board's role in all this? Thirty years ago, you would not see these kinds of complaints coming from teachers and substitutes. As a community we need to take a closer look at what is happening in our schools. As a former substitute, my substituting days are over due to the attitude of many of our students and the lack of limits being placed on them.
posted by LCPS1 @ 6:12 AM
3 Comments:
I agree with the blogger about the lack of limits placed on students. We, as a state, are behind the majority of the country who has shifted back to the 'old school' method of education. We need leaders who research other areas of the country so we can keep up. We need to start holding students accountable for their actions, behaviors, and grades. As long as we keep giving them reasons to fail, they will. We need to get back to the good old days of teaching. If we have ESL/ELL students, we need to give them a year to get settled then put them in 'immersion' classes with the general population. Special Education needs to get back to focusing on students with true learning disabilities, not mainly 'OHI' kids. ALL students need to be expected to follow District and school guidelines and should be disciplined if they fail to do so, regardless of how it may make them feel. The 'kid glove' approach, where we factor in every possible reason and outcome, is not working. Instead we have out of control, spoiled, and sometimes violent students who do and say whatever they want to whoever they want. These kids have learned from an early age that the schools are not going to do anything to them because it may damage their self esteem, or they may come from a dysfunctional home, or it may adversely affect them in some other way. Well, guess what we are teaching them? We are teaching them to fail, because when these same kids grow up and get jobs, their boss isn't going to care if they have dyslexia or if their parents are divorced or how rich daddy is. If they can't speak English, too bad. If they are constantly late, they will be fired. If the kids of today do not learn how to be responsible members of society, they will have a hard time as adults. And the adults of today will be to blame. We need to start making changes to ensure these children grow up and make something of themselves. After all, they are our future, they are the ones who will be taking care of us when we are old. Do you want someone who is irresponsible, late, rude, or just plain lazy to be in charge of your well being?
I can tell you what has happened in the last thirty years to lessen the amount of limits on students.....lawsuits! The students now have more rights than the teachers, and the students know this. Teachers' hands have been tied when it comes to discipline in the classroom.
I agree with many comments about the lack of discipline. In todays world, 3th graders use profanity, play violent video games with parents permission, know about gangs, drugs, suicide, and sex. Its a rapid changing world and we, as educators, need to change our approach in the classroom in order to reach them. Of course, this is just my opinion, but alot of secondary students are given chance after chance with very little consequence. Whatever happened to long term suspension, expulsion, etc., etc. Its difficult to reach students when their behaviors in the classroom is out of control. Lets bring back the "old" system of negative consequences for negative behaviors. These days, everyone is paranoid about making a parent mad and causing a lawsuit. Educators get very little (if any) support from Principles and other adminstrators. Recently, even some educators have been "burned out" and accuse their co-workers of rash behavior. Our school system has become very toxic. No wonder people are jumping ship.
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