My students were acting out the other day as I was covering for their gen ed teacher during an SST meeting (part of my job??!!!). An administrator came by, saw the state of the class, came in, and SCREAMED at the kids: "You think you're in the ghetto? I'm SICK of hearing how terrible this class it! You think you're so cool----you're on your way to flipping burgers at McDonald's, or dying of a crack overdose!"
All the kids said "oooooohhhhhh"........but they quieted down.
We proceeded to have a "Real-Time" conversation about why their test scores are low.
They all had very good ideas.
We need to rally them somehow.
It was harsh.
It was... inappropriate.
But.. am I starting to lean towards the "hey, whatever works" ideology?
I might be.
But in this dysfunctional system, what does it mean to "work"??
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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