Sniper attack on ICE facility in Texas

[CNCAppsJames]

Remember folks if there was a 5% spending increase last year, and there was a 2% spending increase this year... by Democrat math, that is a 3% cut.

eDjoOkAyShUn iZ uNder ATtAck! ZoMg

I'm just sayin'...

[YoDoug]

Thanks @YoDoug , @jstell !

My wife is just starting to teach (as a substitute), and she has already had some interesting observations about it all. Her "apprenticeship" for lack of a better term had her placed in a number of trying classroom situations! As far as I can tell, she has been surprised most by how "classroom management" is really a "thing." While not every class was a free-for-all, a significant amount of time/effort can be consumed with crowd control, with little time left for actual schooling! There were definitely more problems in the poorer districts (with a few notable exceptions), but she got the impression that basic issues surrounding socialization are more widespread than when we were kids-across the board.

I've also heard others remark that the whole CV19 shutdown had a negative effect on kids' social abilities. It makes you wonder how to address that; with some of these foundational elements lacking it seems that tasks that were formerly the purview of parenting have been left for the schools to address! Wow!

My wife does substitute Para work for special needs kids at charter schools for south metro MPLS. She sees a lot of what you described. she said she also sees a lot of teachers that just instantly label kids and don't take the time to try to reach them. She gets paired up with kids that the teachers label as non-functioning or non-verbal. By the end of a day or two my wife will build a trust/connection with the kids and have them communicating and doing work the teachers said they wouldn't.

The two jobs I would absolutely never want to do are public school teacher and police in large cities or metro areas. Both are uphill battles with little to no support from the communities they serve. You are trying to manage situations and groups where there are quite often bad actors trying to disrupt what you are doing and you still have to try to keep and maintain the peace and task for the rest of the group.

[Brian]

My wife does substitute Para work for special needs kids at charter schools for south metro MPLS. She sees a lot of what you described.

Thanks for your thoughts on this @YoDoug. Wow-hats off to her for the work she does!

My wife really has the caring and empathy thing down pat-it's just natural for her, and the kids seem to pick up on that pretty quickly. I think she has been surprised at some of the discipline issues, however; I'm hoping she'll get a toehold before she gets scared off!

We're both dismayed to see so many kids struggling with what don't seem to be school issues per se-it's just life difficulties that further complicate the school process. We don't have kids, but we get the idea that being school age is harder today than it was for us both.

[mowens]

"My wife is just starting to teach (as a substitute), and she has already had some interesting observations about it all. Her "apprenticeship" for lack of a better term had her placed in a number of trying classroom situations! As far as I can tell, she has been surprised most by how "classroom management" is really a "thing." "


My wife has taught for decades. She always has control. She has had large gang bangers and orthodox news.
From what I've seen, it reminds me of owning a doberman. You have to let them know you are the alpha. Treat them with discipline and respect. Also, kindness. If they think you're scared of them they'll try to take over.