becky
06-10-2004, 11:59 PM
That giant breeze you all might have felt tonight was my sigh of relief when my son graduated. I have cut all ties with the public school system.
The teacher who was chosen to speak to the seniors did something I thought was inappropriate. She spoke of this child who made her happy, this one who made her laugh, this one and that one she was glad to have in her class. She pointed out specific kids who made her happy, instead of addressing the graduating class as a whole. Even the class president did this- my friend this, my friend that. It was everyone's graduation, not just these popular kids. It just irritated me. What if a kid enjoyed the teacher's class and did well, but just was not very outgoing? Does that child rate any less?
I will be so disappointed if I ever have to put Jeannie in that dog-eat-dog environment. I'm sorry Kevin had to tolerate it for 13 years.
The teacher who was chosen to speak to the seniors did something I thought was inappropriate. She spoke of this child who made her happy, this one who made her laugh, this one and that one she was glad to have in her class. She pointed out specific kids who made her happy, instead of addressing the graduating class as a whole. Even the class president did this- my friend this, my friend that. It was everyone's graduation, not just these popular kids. It just irritated me. What if a kid enjoyed the teacher's class and did well, but just was not very outgoing? Does that child rate any less?
I will be so disappointed if I ever have to put Jeannie in that dog-eat-dog environment. I'm sorry Kevin had to tolerate it for 13 years.