Jim is a prime example of our current teacher problem and why our kids aren't learning.
Small wonder the "gorious" young beauties thought he was available for sex....he sure wasn't a candidate for spelling lessons........or for computer lessons.
Ever heard of spellcheck, Jim?
I am really having trouble believing you are a teacher and your story.
Carolof CA2:27PM August 23, 2008
Abusive teachers exist all over the world.They destroy the lives of the victims,most of who are teens.Being strict with teachers are good and necessary.As I know,China had such regulations on teacher 5years ago.They had very strict regulations on teacher,e.g. a male teacher can not be with a girl student alone for any reason.True," one offending teacher can abuse only a handful of students, but the loss of a good, innocent teacher can effect thousands of students"An abussive teacher can destroy the students,which means destroy some happy lives;but an innocent teacher will never effect so many students,because he or she can no longer maintain the job as a teacher after that,which should be made as a law .Protect teens shall never be wrong!
Jackof OH9:59AM July 01, 2008
How about student abuse/1
When I was a beginning teacher I had young, beautiful girls not even in my class come by after school, and one soon realized why! I can remember telling one of them that for me not to desire her would be a lie. She was 16 and absolutely gorgious! But I also said to her, that if I made love to her for sure she would have to sare this news with her friends, right. And she admitted it. So I gave her a good hug and told her that I also like having a job, and that she should come back after she graduates!
For a young male teacher, this is one of the hazards of the job! And they are not necessarily the preditors at all! They are the victims! It very hard to say no to some of these gorious young beauties!
Aloha,
Uncle Jim
Jim Curticeof HI2:00PM June 10, 2008
The legislators' time would be better spent addressing the graduation rates in their schools than grandstanding on "hot-button" political themes about abuse.
Yes, there have been some teacher abuse cases. And, no, they are not even in the top ten problems that are dragging down American public education. This is a lot like city councilors passing seat belt laws to waste the time of local police while gangs take over the town. (Which has happened plenty of places.)
By the way, if anybody checks, I'll be happy to bet that far more of the teacher abuse cases are coming out of "coached" activities like sports, music, drama and cheerleading than are coming from the teachers of English, Science, Math and History who do not double as faculty sponsors of something "extra-curricular".
Statistics, anyone? Whaddaya bet is the biggest "abuse-of-students" subject category?
Daniel Davidof NM5:16PM June 09, 2008
Way back when, kids had a certain respect for authority figures and adults. Not so today. This means that an enterprising teenager CAN extort a better grade from a teacher by threatening to say they sexually abused them. Just the hint that a teacher may have sexually abused a student is enough to wreck the life of the teacher. Proof isn't necessary to destroy a reputation. This means the burden of proof must be higher before an accusation of sexual impropriety on the part of a teacher is made public.
I don't always see the student as a 'victim'. In a society where traditional roles are the norm, yes, they would be. But today's more sophisticated kids think they can get what they want by breaking the rules. Look at the elementary students who plotted together to tie up their teacher and kill her. Lying about a sexual encounter with a teacher is a relatively simple thing to do. A teacher suing a student's family for the student's lie is, at BEST, cold comfort for a reputation that may have taken decades to build, but selfish moments to destroy.
I don't have any answers to the issue, but I DO know that knee-jerk, 'zero-tolerance' legislation or regulation isn't going to solve the problem. More proof than an accusation will be necessary before any disciplinary actions should be taken. Balancing an accusation of abuse of authority versus a scheming and manipulative student's desire for a better grade (or whatever their motivation) means BOTH parties need to be discretely investigated and appropriate action taken for the offending party.
The harsh truth is that one offending teacher can abuse only a handful of students, but the loss of a good, innocent teacher can effect thousands of students. Let there not be a rush to judgment over unsubstantiated accusations.
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