Hey fellow teacher, David! I understand the fear when working in school. I too volunteer in one of my former schools after retirement. I love doing it, in fact am about to leave for the school. I also work in a disadvantaged district with a lot of poverty and all the challenges that entails. The students don't think much of shootings in …
Hey fellow teacher, David! I understand the fear when working in school. I too volunteer in one of my former schools after retirement. I love doing it, in fact am about to leave for the school. I also work in a disadvantaged district with a lot of poverty and all the challenges that entails. The students don't think much of shootings in school because they have so many challenges in the rest of their lives. A school shooting does not impact them as it might other students. However, they are always on edge, ready to punch back if someone touches them, even bumps them. It is a badge of honor to get suspended. Cutting class is just a matter of routine. I tutor 8th grade math and have students who function mathematically at about a 4th grade level, if that much. I have lost 2 students to gun violence, another to murder by beating, 2 to health problems that were caused by the life lived near toxic industry, and another to a house fire because the family couldn't afford more than little space heaters in bedrooms. I admit I worry more about my students beyond the school than in school. It is clear our society cares as little for children as possible while mouthing the words about our precious children. Our Republican friends care nothing for children but, maybe their own. The rest are just future low-paid workers for their rich corporations.
Hey fellow teacher, David! I understand the fear when working in school. I too volunteer in one of my former schools after retirement. I love doing it, in fact am about to leave for the school. I also work in a disadvantaged district with a lot of poverty and all the challenges that entails. The students don't think much of shootings in school because they have so many challenges in the rest of their lives. A school shooting does not impact them as it might other students. However, they are always on edge, ready to punch back if someone touches them, even bumps them. It is a badge of honor to get suspended. Cutting class is just a matter of routine. I tutor 8th grade math and have students who function mathematically at about a 4th grade level, if that much. I have lost 2 students to gun violence, another to murder by beating, 2 to health problems that were caused by the life lived near toxic industry, and another to a house fire because the family couldn't afford more than little space heaters in bedrooms. I admit I worry more about my students beyond the school than in school. It is clear our society cares as little for children as possible while mouthing the words about our precious children. Our Republican friends care nothing for children but, maybe their own. The rest are just future low-paid workers for their rich corporations.