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In reply to the discussion: Jail time could await North Carolina students who go after teachers online [View all]iemitsu
(3,888 posts)Nobody wants to defend bad teachers but most teachers work very hard to provide appropriate lessons and to model appropriate behavior to the students in their charge.
Because corporate interests want their hands on the pot of money tied to education there has been unrelenting teacher abuse by corporate interests (Gates Foundation, Heritage, Broad, the Waltons, etc.).
I wish that abuse was covered by this law.
Teachers are not worse today than they were yesterday but everyone is being told that we are.
When students are told that their teachers are failures the students treat the teachers accordingly. And when teachers are evaluated by the performance of their students on standardized tests, good teachers can be made to look like failures.
I have been in the classroom for many years and had many positive experiences with students and some negative experiences. I believe (with some evidence) that most of the students enrolled in my courses had good experiences and learned the required curriculum. I also believe they got more from my classes than what the curriculum provides. I have been invited to many of my student's homes and I have kept in touch with ex-students and their families. I am not perceived as a failing teacher in my building or community but I've had students who I couldn't reach. Is that student's judgement of my teaching skills the internet tag I should be tied the rest of my life?
Thank you Elfin.