Teasing student who does not understand lesson
In the early grades, most teachers and administrators are alert to the student who can not keep up with the lessons being taught in the class room. They are alerted not to disruptive behavior due to the fact the student who disturbs the learning environment with behavior problems in all likelihood will have already been placed in a special program. I speak instead of the student who hears but simply can not appropriately process what he has heard. This can happen at a later stage of a student’s development to which I sometimes refer to as being stuck on a plateau. The student may in effect just need a little “hurdle help” but in any case, the situation has to be bought to the attention of his counselor. There are increasing challenges as life goes on and its called "Maturation Stages".
His test papers are turned in full of “WTF was he thinking about” answers and “He either he didn’t read the chapter or something is wrong” pondering on the part of the teacher. There are times a “slow learner” shows up later in his academic school life and is appropriately placed. There may be amusing anecdotal stories in the teacher’s lounge regarding the student’s level of competence in a particular classroom but it stays there and would not be bought up at a meeting wherein the teachers and administrators discuss with the parents their child’s need to go into another learning environment.
Recent polls show that small percentages of our citizenry believe Sen. Obama took his oath of office with his hand on a Koran; Is a Muslim; Went to an Islamic School etc., and the polls acknowledge these citizens are people in the general public, indicating they are from all political persuasions. I am so glad the general public perception was injected into the summary of the polls due to the fact “slow learners” are people from all walks of life. No special group has a monopoly on being a “slow learner” contrary to some group think polarizers.
In the general population, there has been much talk, logic and truths dispelling of what has become the myths of Sen. Obama and his connections to the Muslins faith but the energies of the myths continue. For the thrust of this post, I isolate the recent case of the cartoon on the front cover of The New Yorker magazine July 21 edition. The magazine editor and the cartoonist himself say their intent was to satirize the “myth holders”. It has now become common knowledge you do not tease people about their mental and learning deficiencies. It is mean and cruel and one could be assuming the position of a bully taunting a whole group of people which does not help the situation at all and in particular our Presidential campaign. It is disruptive and fragmenting on so many fronts.
Personally, I would have preferred the magazine editor and artist to not have said they were trying to satirize the Obama myth clingers. To make matters worst, they were trying to satirize proven non-truths which means they either did not understand satire as do most of us or clearly had an agenda not consistent with their public statements. On top of all that, they appear clueless and stupid and managed, apparently in a rush to judgment, to print a picture with no relationship to the accompanying article. Keystone Cops come to mind. With that kind of thinking, I hope what happens in New York City stays in New York City. Having taught the slow learning student for many years, I weep at the stated intentions of both the editor and that boy who draws well. Your move, Dr. Krauthammer and Dr. Phil. Here I am with my nose all stuck up in your discipline.
As always,
BB
P.S. I note the absence of funeral arrangements for Tony Snow.
His test papers are turned in full of “WTF was he thinking about” answers and “He either he didn’t read the chapter or something is wrong” pondering on the part of the teacher. There are times a “slow learner” shows up later in his academic school life and is appropriately placed. There may be amusing anecdotal stories in the teacher’s lounge regarding the student’s level of competence in a particular classroom but it stays there and would not be bought up at a meeting wherein the teachers and administrators discuss with the parents their child’s need to go into another learning environment.
Recent polls show that small percentages of our citizenry believe Sen. Obama took his oath of office with his hand on a Koran; Is a Muslim; Went to an Islamic School etc., and the polls acknowledge these citizens are people in the general public, indicating they are from all political persuasions. I am so glad the general public perception was injected into the summary of the polls due to the fact “slow learners” are people from all walks of life. No special group has a monopoly on being a “slow learner” contrary to some group think polarizers.
In the general population, there has been much talk, logic and truths dispelling of what has become the myths of Sen. Obama and his connections to the Muslins faith but the energies of the myths continue. For the thrust of this post, I isolate the recent case of the cartoon on the front cover of The New Yorker magazine July 21 edition. The magazine editor and the cartoonist himself say their intent was to satirize the “myth holders”. It has now become common knowledge you do not tease people about their mental and learning deficiencies. It is mean and cruel and one could be assuming the position of a bully taunting a whole group of people which does not help the situation at all and in particular our Presidential campaign. It is disruptive and fragmenting on so many fronts.
Personally, I would have preferred the magazine editor and artist to not have said they were trying to satirize the Obama myth clingers. To make matters worst, they were trying to satirize proven non-truths which means they either did not understand satire as do most of us or clearly had an agenda not consistent with their public statements. On top of all that, they appear clueless and stupid and managed, apparently in a rush to judgment, to print a picture with no relationship to the accompanying article. Keystone Cops come to mind. With that kind of thinking, I hope what happens in New York City stays in New York City. Having taught the slow learning student for many years, I weep at the stated intentions of both the editor and that boy who draws well. Your move, Dr. Krauthammer and Dr. Phil. Here I am with my nose all stuck up in your discipline.
As always,
BB
P.S. I note the absence of funeral arrangements for Tony Snow.
posted by BB at 3:58 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home