Comments on: A Disturbance in the Force http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/03/08/a-disturbance-in-the-force/ Discussions on education and learning Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:15:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: bsnaxton http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/03/08/a-disturbance-in-the-force/comment-page-1/#comment-710 bsnaxton Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:25:27 +0000 http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/03/08/a-disturbance-in-the-force/#comment-710 Kelly, I feel you. I too have met those students, those ones where someone else always needs to be present or else you never know what stories are going to go home. Those ones who show no respect for adults or any other people for that matter. I too worry for them. How will they deal with real life when their parents are not there to hold their hands, to make sure that "their rights" are upheld. I worry for the parents as well, what a way to live your life, trusting no system and making sure that your child is always right. You are right, you will learn alot over the next year and half. Hopefully those students and parents will learn half as much as you. Brian Kelly,
I feel you. I too have met those students, those ones where someone else always needs to be present or else you never know what stories are going to go home. Those ones who show no respect for adults or any other people for that matter. I too worry for them. How will they deal with real life when their parents are not there to hold their hands, to make sure that “their rights” are upheld. I worry for the parents as well, what a way to live your life, trusting no system and making sure that your child is always right.

You are right, you will learn alot over the next year and half. Hopefully those students and parents will learn half as much as you.
Brian

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]]> By: Miss Profe http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/03/08/a-disturbance-in-the-force/comment-page-1/#comment-692 Miss Profe Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:47:24 +0000 http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/03/08/a-disturbance-in-the-force/#comment-692 Kelly, what you describe I see with more frequency and regularity with each passing year. I do believe that there is a heightened degree of coddling, care and feeding that contributes greatly to this behavior amongst students on the part of parents and teachers that was all but non-existent when I was a youngster. Was I sheltered and over-protected? Yes. However, my parents allowed me to assume responsibility in my daily life. Furthermore, I had responsibilities in the home. I have a former student who is a junior and will go out on college visits this week. His father and the college counselor have all but taken the decision-making process away from him, right down to coming up with the list of schools he will visit. This is a 16/17 year old boy who is not even allowed to select where he will visit, based on his goals and interests, but he has a driver's license. This really worries me. Kelly, what you describe I see with more frequency and regularity with each passing year. I do believe that there is a heightened degree of coddling, care and feeding that contributes greatly to this behavior amongst students on the part of parents and teachers that was all but non-existent when I was a youngster. Was I sheltered and over-protected? Yes. However, my parents allowed me to assume responsibility in my daily life. Furthermore, I had responsibilities in the home.

I have a former student who is a junior and will go out on college visits this week. His father and the college counselor have all but taken the decision-making process away from him, right down to coming up with the list of schools he will visit. This is a 16/17 year old boy who is not even allowed to select where he will visit, based on his goals and interests, but he has a driver’s license. This really worries me.

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