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In reply to the discussion: The utter insanity of blaming teachers only and letting parents and students off the hook. [View all]radical noodle
(7,997 posts)7. This is true everywhere
My daughter worries herself sick about the kids who do poorly because they come to school tired and hungry, many from neglectful homes. And lice? One child in her class had bedbugs. I wish everyone could spend a few weeks in your shoes Mad, they would understand. When do we start asking the professionals (the teachers) about education, instead of the so-called experts who wouldn't know a classroom if it bit them?
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The utter insanity of blaming teachers only and letting parents and students off the hook. [View all]
madfloridian
Dec 2012
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Sounds like Duncan's found his "comfort level" and can't bring himself take a step outside.
Smarmie Doofus
Dec 2012
#4
Andy Rooney said, years ago on a 60 Minutes commentary, "We don't need better teachers."
SharonAnn
Dec 2012
#52
Shitty communities full of people with shitty values make shitty schools
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Dec 2012
#11
There are good teachers & horrible teachers, just as there are bad students & irresponsible parents
Buzz Clik
Dec 2012
#20
teachers, students, and parents should not be blaming each other period
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#36
"a culture that does not value intellect, that prides itself on ignorance"
madfloridian
Dec 2012
#49
Just like patients--students come to their teachers with "pre-existing conditions"
Mr. Blue Sky
Dec 2012
#45
TPTB know this foolishness is happening, yet they don't say a word. Not a word.
madfloridian
Dec 2012
#55