The thread on gun control started to go in the direction of schools and teachers - so let me add my 2 cents. The youngest of my five kids is in 8th grade. (Heaven help me I have 4 kids in college)
The eighth-grader has been sick a lot this term and has missed a lot of school - although he's caught up on most of his work.
His history teacher called me the other afternoon, after regular school hours, and spoke for almost 45 minutes about how my son was doing, how he was trying to help him catch up, etc. He was genuinely interested in this student - he knew how he thought, what he liked about the class and what he didn't...I could go on and on.
My point is this - we hear a lot of crap about how lousy the schools are, how lousy the teachers are, etc. I've seen that, too. But here was a teacher that was genuinely interested in a student - and showed it. It restored my faith in public schools. I'm sure he cares just as much about other students - and that there are a lot more teachers out there like him.
The eighth-grader has been sick a lot this term and has missed a lot of school - although he's caught up on most of his work.
His history teacher called me the other afternoon, after regular school hours, and spoke for almost 45 minutes about how my son was doing, how he was trying to help him catch up, etc. He was genuinely interested in this student - he knew how he thought, what he liked about the class and what he didn't...I could go on and on.
My point is this - we hear a lot of crap about how lousy the schools are, how lousy the teachers are, etc. I've seen that, too. But here was a teacher that was genuinely interested in a student - and showed it. It restored my faith in public schools. I'm sure he cares just as much about other students - and that there are a lot more teachers out there like him.
