tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post7875281282782569840..comments2024-03-04T06:49:58.529-05:00Comments on The Nerdy Teacher: WeedsThe Nerdy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967718792957188554noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-76422106302631496572010-03-28T08:53:38.041-04:002010-03-28T08:53:38.041-04:00I have been a Special Educator for over 30 years. ...I have been a Special Educator for over 30 years. I have taught children with learning disabilities, autism, vision and hearing impairments, and emotional problems. I teach the weeds od the classroom. The ones who don't belong. They have taught me many lessons and most of them have gone on to productive lives. My own children have had great teachers. Because of that one is now a Doctor who isMarc Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865146345193204549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-16039728482331353902010-03-25T12:34:08.731-04:002010-03-25T12:34:08.731-04:00*standing ovation* Well said.
I cannot believe th...*standing ovation* Well said. <br />I cannot believe the utter stupidity and brash assumptions made by individuals who wouldn't know their head from...well other things. <br />I hope that others were as appalled as we all are and didn't take the weed comment to heart but were angry enough about it to enact change. <br />We are right here with ya.Mrs. Tenkelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943016358147486172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-58074168401938011572010-03-24T20:23:20.599-04:002010-03-24T20:23:20.599-04:00Get that school board member to spend a day teachi...Get that school board member to spend a day teaching in your schools! <br /><br />Keep up the fight because you are right!<br /><br />If you need help or support don't hesitate to let us know!Cybrary Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034495665227426841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-78562140398173451112010-03-24T19:46:49.396-04:002010-03-24T19:46:49.396-04:00What a horrible comment! Keep fighting the good f...What a horrible comment! Keep fighting the good fight and keep your head up! Try to stay positive and block out the negative (which seems to be thrown our way more often in teaching).Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361724920047664157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-51417240153125492332010-03-24T19:45:25.902-04:002010-03-24T19:45:25.902-04:00This is what I see as the main problem with educat...This is what I see as the main problem with education that it is run by people who do not step in a classroom or school for a long period of time to see how hard teachers work. Therefore, I tend to brush these hurtful things aside and concentrate on my student evaluations and progress. What they think of my teaching matters the most to me, because ultimately they will replace leaders like these. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684822465119403296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-64270858984068840482010-03-24T08:56:23.191-04:002010-03-24T08:56:23.191-04:00I had a similar experience recently when the front...I had a similar experience recently when the front page of the local paper openly criticized teachers for getting raises (even though these were multi-year contracts). The paper put the article on their website and the comments were heartbreaking. The things that members of the community were saying about teachers were terrible. If it were not for my colleagues, both physical and virtual my moralMr. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624395939050304195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-11621402855896831392010-03-24T00:31:29.209-04:002010-03-24T00:31:29.209-04:00Hear hear! A passionate post by a passionate educa...Hear hear! A passionate post by a passionate educator! How on earth can teachers bring out the best in students if that's what they are subjected to? Good luck, your PLN is with you.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453445036079233206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-43374666441705910312010-03-23T23:23:36.437-04:002010-03-23T23:23:36.437-04:00Thank you. We are often under-valued by the peopl...Thank you. We are often under-valued by the people whose jobs depend on us! When I read that last night, I was disgusted. As you noted, many of us spend countly hours of our own time just so that things will be better for our students. A teacher is not what I do, it is what I am. <br /><br />Good luck in the coming weeks. My response to comments like this is always the same: http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-75001548669616916762010-03-23T21:15:54.139-04:002010-03-23T21:15:54.139-04:00I think Vanessa has said it best. 'You are a v...I think Vanessa has said it best. 'You are a valuable teacher and an integral part of my PLN' <br />I know that I myself learn from you frmm both your posts and tweets. <br /><br />You and many others do wonders > never forget that! <br />As as mrs1330 said "You may have to be as tenacious as a weed to survive there.'<br /><br />Pleased I was not at that meeting, I would have my bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829054190970227163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-12216249310549867892010-03-23T20:39:34.470-04:002010-03-23T20:39:34.470-04:00I know it's not what the SB member meant- but ...I know it's not what the SB member meant- but keep in mind how quickly a weed can take root, spread, and be a force in a community's garden. Do not underestimate your power! Good luck in what sounds like a tough spot. You may have to be as tenacious as a weed to survive there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-51425526639210783012010-03-23T18:54:58.415-04:002010-03-23T18:54:58.415-04:00Vanessa, Thanks you very much for the kind words. ...Vanessa, Thanks you very much for the kind words. That put a smile on my face. I feel the same way about the ideas we have shared on Twitter as well. Keep sharing and I will keep reading. :-)<br /><br />Wm Chamberlain, I appreciate the support. There is a group considering a recall effort. With over half of the teachers living in the district, there is a good chance to start something going. He Nick Provenzanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315889912014481563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-3055516492100612172010-03-23T18:43:23.312-04:002010-03-23T18:43:23.312-04:00The one thing your school board member has that yo...The one thing your school board member has that you don't is an election coming up. I don't know how big your district is but I suspect that a little press coverage of that "slip" could cause the member some real trouble. (Of course it might be a problem because it could take the focus off the negotiations.) <br /><br />Did someone call him out publicly about his statement?Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-90337414906819094842010-03-23T18:39:16.864-04:002010-03-23T18:39:16.864-04:00I cannot believe that someone had the gall to comp...I cannot believe that someone had the gall to compare teachers to weeds. This perpetuates the negative societal view of teachers as being in the profession because of the summers off! No one can truly understand the demands (both in and out of the classroom) of a teacher without having ever been one.<br /><br />From our time conversing both on Twitter and via each others' blogs, I truly Vanessa Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316695810733932221noreply@blogger.com