[CLUE-Talk] Looks like our brains match \w+

[Chris Terry]

Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:

>I wouldn't blame the educators -- blame the parents. Parents are largely
>unwilling to fund schools properly (but don't cut the sports programs!)
>and generally unwilling to enforce the necessary discipline in their
>children to get them to learn. 
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>I had the experience of sitting in on a high school class last year. I
>was shocked by the behavior of those kids compared to the way my
>classmates and I behaved when I was in high school not so long ago --
>they were blatantly rude, talking openly while the teacher was trying to
>give a lesson. I know, every generation complains about the manners and
>behavior of the generations that come after them... but, seriously, I
>saw no respect for the teacher whatsoever in those kids. How can an
>instructor function in that environment? I don't know. But it can't be
>solely up to the teacher to control them -- they have to be backed by
>parents, and they usually aren't. 
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I know exactly what you mean.  I recently graduated from the mess known 
as the Aurora Public Schools.  I've always enjoyed learning, so I 
usually managed to communicate with my teachers through something other 
than classroom time.  I have the feeling that many teachers are barely 
able to function in their environment these days, but they seem (to me) 
to be coping by playing favorites.  It's probably not the best way to 
go, but when 80% of your students don't listen, you try to keep that 20% 
from falling victim to peer pressure any way you can.