Non Mopar rant! High school politics.

I will say that I am a teacher. Yep.....one of them.



I never reply to these threads because they tend to take the same slant on several of the boards that I visit. Never been flamed in 15 years on the net, let's hope it does not start here!

One thing to think of is this. Schools reflect what comes through the door. In my school at least, many things are better than a few years ago. There are some changes however that are a bit disconcerting. Regardless, I don't have alot to do with what enters my room for the first time at my school.

In my opinion, schools are aware of these changes in the student population and are making efforts to change. It is not happening fast enough though I will state.

I think we can all agree that our culture has seen some significant changes within the past few years. I am still struggling with it. Getting closer to some solutions, but it is not easy. Strategies that worked well even five years ago don't now.

There is the triangle where parents blame the school, the school blames the parents and the kids blame one or the other depending on need. That really helps no one. I used to call it "running the triangle". Not good.

There are many good teachers, schools etc. There are also many that need help. It can be struggle but it is also the best job on earth for me at least.

What I tell parents to do is the following:

1. Talk to teacher first and find out what is going on.
2. Talk to administration if the teacher can't or won't fix it
3. Talk to the district. That usually works pretty well around here if it comes to that.

All I can say is that it is a tightrope for sure being in this business. I encourage you to spend a day with your child. School is a different place than even a few years ago. Lots of good, and some bad.

Regardless, a visit could be enlightening for sure.

FWIW-ROB