tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post3225311209813924515..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: SickeningDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-87209554439779240512015-03-17T17:44:03.275-07:002015-03-17T17:44:03.275-07:00I remember the asthma story, Ellen K.
And I, too,...I remember the asthma story, Ellen K.<br /><br />And I, too, have known teachers who would fail a search of their belongings each day.<br /><br />Ugh.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-43486997957713254012015-03-17T15:42:56.765-07:002015-03-17T15:42:56.765-07:00Knowing some of the teachers I've taught with ...Knowing some of the teachers I've taught with over the years, wonder if all of them could have survived such a careful attention to their belongings. I think there are too many frivolous lawsuits out there, but in this case real harm has been done to this boy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-18485694796537053712015-03-17T15:19:06.549-07:002015-03-17T15:19:06.549-07:00Similar story a few years back at a track meet a g...Similar story a few years back at a track meet a girl went into an asthma attack but had forgotten her rescue inhaler. Her boyfriend, also on the track team, gave her his. Both kids were scholar athletes heading to college on scholarships. The district imposed their absolutist no tolerance rules and both kids ended up in alternative school, losing scholarships and class rank. I guess they would have been happier had the girl died. Having had a brother with acute asthma, I assure you this can happen. That boy probably saved her life.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-14298040368778499602015-03-17T14:47:22.292-07:002015-03-17T14:47:22.292-07:00I wasn't trying to contradict you. This story ...I wasn't trying to contradict you. This story was too ridiculous to excoriate… So I just thought I'd share a happy education moment. maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-88189552523805859722015-03-17T08:26:19.069-07:002015-03-17T08:26:19.069-07:00Well of course there's good out there. My iss...Well of course there's good out there. My issue is that there's too much stupidity out there. In the real world you have to tolerate a little stupidity--we don't live in Utopia. But there is *too much*, especially in this story.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-9711651666454838062015-03-17T08:22:57.560-07:002015-03-17T08:22:57.560-07:00I saw the photo. It's a tree leaf. It's ...I saw the photo. It's a tree leaf. It's *obviously* a tree leaf. Ridiculous and heartbreaking. Poor kid.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-36460655731285333682015-03-17T07:44:07.493-07:002015-03-17T07:44:07.493-07:00Ah yes, the dreaded administrator who I refer to a...Ah yes, the dreaded administrator who I refer to as 'meat on feet'. I'm a biologist so I am qualified to say that. <br /><br />Been there, done that. Perfectly good well run school on year and a disaster next year due to retirement and transfer in of administrator who only knew to use authority as a massive club. <br /><br />Fortunately the district had a strong union and a solid contract. Say what you will about unions, it saved several careers on that occasion. <br /><br />Richard<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-9452506771365890722015-03-16T21:54:06.592-07:002015-03-16T21:54:06.592-07:00I know you need to post stories like this, and I k...I know you need to post stories like this, and I know I'm supposed to comment on them, and … I just can't this time. My head hurts. So instead, I'm going to mention that I had contact with one of my son's teachers today, who waived an administrator's rule because she believed it would be in his best interests. So there is good out there.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com