You are not the only one. I think it is perfectly natural in the scheme of things.
In fact, *grin*, I heard it stated that the "warmth" is only Mother Nature having "Hot Flashes" since She is getting a bit older and probably getting close to *gasp* menopause!
TFA leaves out a lot of pertinent information. The "fat legs" and "Teacher Sux" case in Pennsylvania, was MUCH more than that. In an article that I found searching for "teacher sux" case, I discovered: http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0101/rights.html where it stated more facts about that particular case:
Web page titled "Teacher Sux." There he posted a vicious attack on his math teacher, Kathleen Fulmer, and principal, Thomas Kartsotis.
For starters, the student created a picture of Fulmer with her head cut off and blood pouring from her neck.
Accompanying the illustration was the question, "Why Should She Die?" under which he wrote, "Take a look at the diagram and the reasons I give, then give me $20.00 to help pay for the hitman."
The site was rife with profanity, displayed a photograph of Fulmer morphing into Hitler, and showed a likeness of Kartsotis being hit by a cartoon bullet.
Word spread, and 234 visitors viewed the site. The Web page shook up the entire school community, particularly Fulmer. The threats caused her serious health problems that ultimately led to her retirement after a 26-year career.
Of course this teacher felt unable "to go out of the house and mingle with crowds." This was basically a threat on her life! Why wasn't this mentioned in the story.. that's what I'd like to know.. I wonder if the person who wrote this particular article was a student who had no respect for his teachers, because he certainly didn't learn how to do his research and tell the whole story. Unless, of course, he did this maliciously.
I'm going to repeat myself because I feel this fact is important:
TFA leaves out a lot of pertinent information. The "fat legs" and "Teacher Sux" case in Pennsylvania, was MUCH more than that. In an article that I found searching for "teacher sux" case, I discovered: http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0101/rights.html [nea.org] where it stated more facts about that particular case:
Web page titled "Teacher Sux." There he posted a vicious attack on his math teacher, Kathleen Fulmer, and principal, Thomas Kartsotis.
For starters, the student created a picture of Fulmer with her head cut off and blood pouring from her neck.
Accompanying the illustration was the question, "Why Should She Die?" under which he wrote, "Take a look at the diagram and the reasons I give, then give me $20.00 to help pay for the hitman."
The site was rife with profanity, displayed a photograph of Fulmer morphing into Hitler, and showed a likeness of Kartsotis being hit by a cartoon bullet.
Word spread, and 234 visitors viewed the site. The Web page shook up the entire school community, particularly Fulmer. The threats caused her serious health problems that ultimately led to her retirement after a 26-year career.
Therefore, in that particular case, of COURSE she was afraid to leave her house. Her life was threatened. I wonder if the person who wrote this particular article was a student who had no respect for his teachers, because he certainly didn't learn how to do his research and tell the WHOLE story.
Oh yes. Please. Pull ALL the teachers. I don't care how robust a person is, it's still going to hurt. I got a better idea, don't just pull all the teachers, rather make parents come in and teach for a week or two.. all by themselves. One at a time..
But TFA leaves out a lot of pertinent information. The "fat legs" and "Teacher Sux" case in Pennsylvania, was MUCH more than that. In an article that I found searching for "teacher sux" case, I discovered: http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0101/rights.html where it stated more facts about that particular case:
Web page titled "Teacher Sux." There he posted a vicious attack on his math teacher, Kathleen Fulmer, and principal, Thomas Kartsotis.
For starters, the student created a picture of Fulmer with her head cut off and blood pouring from her neck.
Accompanying the illustration was the question, "Why Should She Die?" under which he wrote, "Take a look at the diagram and the reasons I give, then give me $20.00 to help pay for the hitman."
The site was rife with profanity, displayed a photograph of Fulmer morphing into Hitler, and showed a likeness of Kartsotis being hit by a cartoon bullet.
Word spread, and 234 visitors viewed the site. The Web page shook up the entire school community, particularly Fulmer. The threats caused her serious health problems that ultimately led to her retirement after a 26-year career.
Therefore, in that particular case, of COURSE she was afraid to leave her house. Her life was threatened. I wonder if the person who wrote this particular article was a student who had no respect for his teachers, because he certainly didn't learn how to do his research and tell the WHOLE story.
But world leaders get more respect AND more money than teachers.
Some of those "sticks and stones" are going to scare off some good teachers. There needs to be more respect from the students. There needs to be more respect for teachers period.
They did not become teachers to have students, parents, co-workers and the general public laugh at their legs or their butts.
Feel free to criticize their teaching methods, etc, but leave their personal lives and aspects alone.
I agree that the punishment should fit the crime. However, in the teaching profession, it is tough enough to teach teens these days. There should be a higher punishment for libeling (or even labeling) teachers on the internet. A simple detention will not deter teens. Teachers deal enough with students from 8-3. It is unfair for them to have to deal with parents, co-workers, and the general public laughing at their "fat legs" or their "ass" 24-7. A tough skin? LOL Yeah.. you get one, but then again, it shouldn't be toughened against the whole world. It is really sad that so many people think they should grin and bear it rather than have the student be appropriately punished. Without the punishment, there will be more and more incidents. Yes, the entire education system needs to be fixed, but I don't see that happening. Until it is fixed, we need to do what we can and support the teachers we do have because before long, no one will be willing to teach these teens anything... and the "social" aspect of education will be over. Elementary students may remain in public schools, but middle and high school students may end up learning online, with no personal touch what-so-ever. Don't get me wrong, I am not against online education, but I think that a world full of "home-schooled brats" might not be such a great place. I've seen how many (not all) home-schooled children try to fit in when they go to college. It isn't pretty. We really need to protect and support our teachers.... they certainly don't get paid enough to deal with all this BS!;)
"[He created a]...Web page titled "Teacher Sux." There he posted a vicious attack on his math teacher, Kathleen Fulmer, and principal, Thomas Kartsotis." "For starters, the student created a picture of Fulmer with her head cut off and blood pouring from her neck." "Accompanying the illustration was the question, "Why Should She Die?" under which he wrote, "Take a look at the diagram and the reasons I give, then give me $20.00 to help pay for the hitman." " "The site was rife with profanity, displayed a photograph of Fulmer morphing into Hitler, and showed a likeness of Kartsotis being hit by a cartoon bullet." "Word spread, and 234 visitors viewed the site. The Web page shook up the entire school community, particularly Fulmer. The threats caused her serious health problems that ultimately led to her retirement after a 26-year career."
Juvenile, yes, however, teachers should receive some respect. They don't get paid enough to not only have to deal with some of these kids in the classroom, but to be haunted by them outside of the work day is uncalled for.
If Teaching was a more highly respected profession, yes, perhaps they should be expected to "handle it" but there is so much other things a teacher must deal with, I think they deserve a higher form of respect than they get.
I used to be a teacher. Yes, students can break your hearts and yes, they can uplift you. Those are the low and high points of teaching, however do you realize how devastating it is when you put all your effort into making a difference and this is the thanks you get? *shakes head* No. Students should not be allowed to put these sort of things in a public forum.
Besides, the incident in Pennsylvania was MORE than juvenile name calling, according to the html version of the file document http://education.umkc.edu/safe-school/documents/monofs.doc "contained threatening and derogatory comments about a teacher and a principal. It included a picture of the teacher's severed head dripping with blood, a picture of the teacher's face morphing into Adolph Hilter, and requested funds to cover the cost of a hit man."
This is a serious issue, and I, for one, am glad to see that something is being done about it.
Easier said than done when no one is willing to budget the cost of new laptops... or take cuts in other departments so that new laptops can be purchased!
Where there is a secret community of clones who are being grown so that their organs can be harvested in order to extend the lives of people who are wealthy enough to afford it.
It goes directly into my Junk Email folder. That way I can check to see if someone who is not yet on my list is trying to contact me. (Old school friends and such. I did use the email account for my 20th high school reunion contact information).
The only problem I have ever really had with Hotmail is that back in the late 90's I spent 6 weeks in a hospital. Of course, I didn't know at the time that I was going IN to the hospital, so I couldn't really let people know I wouldn't be online.
Instead of deleting the NEW emails or bouncing them, Hotmail deleted my old / saved emails. (Even those in separately saved folders.)
Yeah. I lost a lot of important emails during that time and I was never able to get them back. I was quite upset. (I still am when I think about it... grrr..)
Other than that, I've never really had a problem with my Hotmail account.
When they offered more space for a yearly fee, though, I did pay for that, so maybe it's only free accounts which have the problems?
I've had my hotmail account for... well, many years. (over 10 years...) Now I have it set to friends/family... (I keep a separate email account for stuff I sign up for.. I call it my spam account..;) Anyway, I get only 1-2 spams on my hotmail account a week.
I guess it just depends on what your primary email account is, who you share it with and where you have it listed online....
"National Public Radio, on behalf of its member stations, have also asked the Circuit Court in Washington, D.C., for an emergency stay of the Copyright Royalty Board's decision".
I didn't RTFA, but did they look at kids who were adopted? Did they look at kids who are first born because their siblings died (miscarriage, stillborn, etc)
I think it is environment not genetics when it comes to something like this.
The oldest has the parents first, has more time with them, parents are worried about doing it right and educating and playing with their kids, but by the time the other kids come along, they are burnt out. They try to do the same, but it's double or even triple the work, so the younger one's don't get that specialized one on one.
I don't think they are suffering because of it, but I do think that environment needs to be taken into account.
Slashdot Mirror
You are not the only one. I think it is perfectly natural in the scheme of things.
In fact, *grin*, I heard it stated that the "warmth" is only Mother Nature having "Hot Flashes" since She is getting a bit older and probably getting close to *gasp* menopause!
*evil grin*
Sorry.. couldn't resist..
Kris
Looks like you only have the Captcha's on here if you aren't logged in..... ;)
Kris
Thank you! :)
When I was in high school, I had the best journalism teacher "in the world" LOL
She did win a few awards.. and I was even in a small town.
It saddens me to see what "journalists" are being let loose in the world these days...
Kris
TFA leaves out a lot of pertinent information. The "fat legs" and "Teacher Sux" case in Pennsylvania, was MUCH more than that.
In an article that I found searching for "teacher sux" case, I discovered:
http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0101/rights.html
where it stated more facts about that particular case:
Web page titled "Teacher Sux." There he posted a vicious attack on his math teacher, Kathleen Fulmer, and principal, Thomas Kartsotis.
For starters, the student created a picture of Fulmer with her head cut off and blood pouring from her neck.
Accompanying the illustration was the question, "Why Should She Die?" under which he wrote, "Take a look at the diagram and the reasons I give, then give me $20.00 to help pay for the hitman."
The site was rife with profanity, displayed a photograph of Fulmer morphing into Hitler, and showed a likeness of Kartsotis being hit by a cartoon bullet.
Word spread, and 234 visitors viewed the site. The Web page shook up the entire school community, particularly Fulmer. The threats caused her serious health problems that ultimately led to her retirement after a 26-year career.
Of course this teacher felt unable "to go out of the house and mingle with crowds." This was basically a threat on her life! Why wasn't this mentioned in the story.. that's what I'd like to know..
I wonder if the person who wrote this particular article was a student who had no respect for his teachers, because he certainly didn't learn how to do his research and tell the whole story. Unless, of course, he did this maliciously.
Kris
TFA leaves out a lot of pertinent information. The "fat legs" and "Teacher Sux" case in Pennsylvania, was MUCH more than that.
In an article that I found searching for "teacher sux" case, I discovered:
http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0101/rights.html [nea.org]
where it stated more facts about that particular case:
Therefore, in that particular case, of COURSE she was afraid to leave her house. Her life was threatened. I wonder if the person who wrote this particular article was a student who had no respect for his teachers, because he certainly didn't learn how to do his research and tell the WHOLE story.
Oh yes. Please. Pull ALL the teachers. I don't care how robust a person is, it's still going to hurt.
I got a better idea, don't just pull all the teachers, rather make parents come in and teach for a week or two..
all by themselves. One at a time..
In an article that I found searching for "teacher sux" case, I discovered:
http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0101/rights.html
where it stated more facts about that particular case:
Therefore, in that particular case, of COURSE she was afraid to leave her house. Her life was threatened. I wonder if the person who wrote this particular article was a student who had no respect for his teachers, because he certainly didn't learn how to do his research and tell the WHOLE story.
Kris
But world leaders get more respect AND more money than teachers.
Some of those "sticks and stones" are going to scare off some good teachers.
There needs to be more respect from the students. There needs to be more respect for teachers period.
They did not become teachers to have students, parents, co-workers and the general public laugh at their legs or their butts.
Feel free to criticize their teaching methods, etc, but leave their personal lives and aspects alone.
Just my thoughts,
Kris
I agree that the punishment should fit the crime. ;)
However, in the teaching profession, it is tough enough to teach teens these days. There should be a higher punishment for libeling (or even labeling) teachers on the internet. A simple detention will not deter teens.
Teachers deal enough with students from 8-3. It is unfair for them to have to deal with parents, co-workers, and the general public laughing at their "fat legs" or their "ass" 24-7.
A tough skin? LOL
Yeah.. you get one, but then again, it shouldn't be toughened against the whole world. It is really sad that so many people think they should grin and bear it rather than have the student be appropriately punished. Without the punishment, there will be more and more incidents.
Yes, the entire education system needs to be fixed, but I don't see that happening. Until it is fixed, we need to do what we can and support the teachers we do have because before long, no one will be willing to teach these teens anything... and the "social" aspect of education will be over. Elementary students may remain in public schools, but middle and high school students may end up learning online, with no personal touch what-so-ever.
Don't get me wrong, I am not against online education, but I think that a world full of "home-schooled brats" might not be such a great place.
I've seen how many (not all) home-schooled children try to fit in when they go to college. It isn't pretty.
We really need to protect and support our teachers....
they certainly don't get paid enough to deal with all this BS!
Thanks for listening,
Kris
it's a hell of a lot more than simply bullying/teasing.
Kris
Juvenile, yes, however, teachers should receive some respect. They don't get paid enough to not only have to deal with some of these kids in the classroom, but to be haunted by them outside of the work day is uncalled for.
If Teaching was a more highly respected profession, yes, perhaps they should be expected to "handle it" but there is so much other things a teacher must deal with, I think they deserve a higher form of respect than they get.
I used to be a teacher. Yes, students can break your hearts and yes, they can uplift you. Those are the low and high points of teaching, however do you realize how devastating it is when you put all your effort into making a difference and this is the thanks you get? *shakes head* No. Students should not be allowed to put these sort of things in a public forum.
Besides, the incident in Pennsylvania was MORE than juvenile name calling, according to the html version of the file document http://education.umkc.edu/safe-school/documents/monofs.doc
"contained threatening and derogatory comments about a teacher and a principal. It included a picture of the teacher's severed head dripping with blood, a picture of the teacher's face morphing into Adolph Hilter, and requested funds to cover the cost of a hit man."
This is a serious issue, and I, for one, am glad to see that something is being done about it.
Kris
hey! I resemble that remark!
....
;)
Wait!
ah, never mind..
It's a government (postal) conspiracy, don't ya know?
Oh wait!
Who still uses USPS...
Oh... the Apple Mac "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" commercials are going to have a hay-day with this one!!
*grin*
Kris
Easier said than done when no one is willing to budget the cost of new laptops...
or take cuts in other departments so that new laptops can be purchased!
k
Yeah.. gotta admit.. that one was a shocker.. ;)
k
hmmm..
wasn't there supposed to be an "Amen" after that?
*grin*
Kris
That's the one!! :)
Thank you muchly!
Kris
Where there is a secret community of clones who are being grown so that their organs can be harvested in order to extend the lives of people who are wealthy enough to afford it.
Hmmm....
Kris
But is it better than carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on our backs? :)
Kris
It goes directly into my Junk Email folder. That way I can check to see if someone who is not yet on my list is trying to contact me. (Old school friends and such. I did use the email account for my 20th high school reunion contact information).
The only problem I have ever really had with Hotmail is that back in the late 90's I spent 6 weeks in a hospital. Of course, I didn't know at the time that I was going IN to the hospital, so I couldn't really let people know I wouldn't be online.
Instead of deleting the NEW emails or bouncing them, Hotmail deleted my old / saved emails. (Even those in separately saved folders.)
Yeah. I lost a lot of important emails during that time and I was never able to get them back. I was quite upset. (I still am when I think about it... grrr..)
Other than that, I've never really had a problem with my Hotmail account.
When they offered more space for a yearly fee, though, I did pay for that, so maybe it's only free accounts which have the problems?
Kris
I've had my hotmail account for ... well, many years. (over 10 years...) ;)
Now I have it set to friends/family...
(I keep a separate email account for stuff I sign up for.. I call it my spam account..
Anyway, I get only 1-2 spams on my hotmail account a week.
I guess it just depends on what your primary email account is, who you share it with and where you have it listed online....
Kris
Actually, on the NPR sitey Id=11382930
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor
"National Public Radio, on behalf of its member stations, have also asked the Circuit Court in Washington, D.C., for an emergency stay of the Copyright Royalty Board's decision".
That's pretty much what I was thinking.
I didn't RTFA, but did they look at kids who were adopted? Did they look at kids who are first born because their siblings died (miscarriage, stillborn, etc)
I think it is environment not genetics when it comes to something like this.
The oldest has the parents first, has more time with them, parents are worried about doing it right and educating and playing with their kids, but by the time the other kids come along, they are burnt out. They try to do the same, but it's double or even triple the work, so the younger one's don't get that specialized one on one.
I don't think they are suffering because of it, but I do think that environment needs to be taken into account.
Kris