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Why do teachers get to write off things they purchase for work, on their taxes, and yet I purchase things for work and I'm not a teacher and I can't?
and why do businesses get to write off expensive lunches/dinners/hotels??? Really why not question many of the small private businesses (diners, restaurants) that dont even acurately declare their earnings. Teachers make such nice scapegoats...and the products they buy are going for our childrens supplies.
Although poorly written and disjointed, the article does speak some truth. I think today's parents in general do a much worse job at instilling manners, values, and work ethic in their children. How many times do you see children say "please" and "thank you"? Studies have shown that cheating in school is much more accepted and rampant than in the past. Today's children have it all and they have it right now. They have a certain sense of entitlement that didn't exist in prior generations. (Their government isn't doing much to help set a good example either.)
While I don't think childhood obesity is as prevalent on LI, there is no doubt this generation is less active than past ones. I also think children are asked to take on too many more extracurricular activities than ever before. There doesn't seem to be a balance between just "being a kid" and fulfilling your parent's dreams for you (or your own for that matter).
That said, this poor parenting has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with teacher compensation and our bloated tax system on LI. Confusing the two issues is disingenuous.
I'm letting television raise my kids. And Youtube. Forgot about Youtube.
So you are raising another Martin Tupper (HBO series "Dream On" -- 1990-1996) whose mom left him veg in front of the TV when he was a kid:
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The show was notable for its frequent use of clips from old movies to express Martin's inner life and feelings, which lent it much of its quirky appeal. The flashbacks of old film and television show scenes also had the immediate appeal, reminding viewers about the impact of TV on their consciousness.
Although poorly written and disjointed, the article does speak some truth. I think today's parents in general do a much worse job at instilling manners, values, and work ethic in their children. How many times do you see children say "please" and "thank you"? Studies have shown that cheating in school is much more accepted and rampant than in the past. Today's children have it all and they have it right now. They have a certain sense of entitlement that didn't exist in prior generations. (Their government isn't doing much to help set a good example either.)
While I don't think childhood obesity is as prevalent on LI, there is no doubt this generation is less active than past ones. I also think children are asked to take on too many more extracurricular activities than ever before. There doesn't seem to be a balance between just "being a kid" and fulfilling your parent's dreams for you (or your own for that matter).
That said, this poor parenting has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with teacher compensation and our bloated tax system on LI. Confusing the two issues is disingenuous.
That's what I didn't understand about the whole editorial! What was he mixing the two subjects up for? "Your kids are such brats that teachers deserve the excessive compensation packages! Make your kids less bratty and maybe the unions will think about making less demands!"
The paper and the editorial is gargage. To sum it up, this clown is saying property taxes are higher because teachers are paid more because parents throw all the responsibility of raising children on the teachers. What a complete waste and utter disgrace. Writers are clowns, people who can't hack it in society so they write about things that have been already written with a twist of their own agenda sown in.
Ouch, ouch, OUCH!
- A teacher/aspiring writer
Back to the topic: In my opinion, behavioral problems are different than they once were. I don't want to reveal where I teach, so please pardon the cryptic nature of this post, but horrible things are going on in some LI schools. Neither the students nor the teachers feel safe. I don't know if that warrants higher pay and benefits, but the author does have a point regarding behavior issues. Times, they are a-changin'. (I'm 30. Am I allowed to say that yet)?
Back to the topic: In my opinion, behavioral problems are different than they once were. I don't want to reveal where I teach, so please pardon the cryptic nature of this post, but horrible things are going on in some LI schools. Neither the students nor the teachers feel safe. I don't know if that warrants higher pay and benefits, but the author does have a point regarding behavior issues. Times, they are a-changin'. (I'm 30. Am I allowed to say that yet)?
A friend of mine who is a teacher and has been teaching for 30 years calls schools the "insane asylum". I think the horrible things were probably learned from the breathen over in NYC schools. I love when the parents say "not my little darlings" "not my kid". Look to the parents, most of the time, the kid is emulating behaviors found in the home.
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