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That's funny, I could swear on other posts that you said you taught in a transition-to-work program. You really need to write your plotlines down.
I teach management classes and welfare for work classes also as well as being a HR Manager/Recruiter for a local employer based in Washington DC. I work alot and play alot and have something to say about the topic. Do not try to discredit me so other people stop listening to my advice. It would be their loss.
I teach management classes and welfare for work classes also as well as being a HR Manager/Recruiter for a local employer based in Washington DC. I work alot and play alot and have something to say about the topic. Do not try to discredit me so other people stop listening to my advice. It would be their loss.
Well you dont worry about it, those students are responsible for their own education. So if they do poorly because they are not paying attention then its their fault. Its college not kindergarten.
Students are absolutely responsible for their own education. If they truly want to learn, they will. I know that there will be many people who disagree with me, but when students are given everything for free, they have no incentive. They have free breakfast, free lunch, free school supplies, social time, can misbehave and not even earn a credit, and still American students have the highest level of self-esteem in the world. That is not true of all students, but quite a few are guilty. When students have to be accountable to get anything for free (such as a 2.0 minimum gpa and no serious discipline problems), then there will be a change in attitude. This attitude carries to college and jobs. Yes, students can go to community college and take remedial courses if they did not achieve in high school. While many of you will probably disagree with me, those of you who teach in public school have seen this.
Or, it's just cool to be bored and uninterested...some students take that attitude even before they step forth in a classroom.
You have to somehow relate to the kids. I think there's a disconnect between teachers, particularly older ones, and their students. There's a crop of new teachers too that are capturing the attention of their students, unfortunately, some leading to incidences of in appropriate activity. I know as much as that's reported in the news lately, they are still isolated incidents and I realize there are still a lot of good teachers out there who mean well. It's too bad there are also a good number of parents who do not foster their children's education, as they really are ultimately responsible for their kids success, if not drive and motivation, in school.
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