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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is nothing new, there are fights in all the high school.[/quote]

Number of fights have increased.

I have been in education for over 25 years.  not a "W" teacher by any stretch, having spent the bulk of my career in challenging schools

When the new Code of Conduct was introduced, more and more excuses were given for poor behavior, and kids knew they could get away with murder.   When principals had autonomy and could make decisions based on the norms of the community, disciplinary measures were handled quickly, allowing teachers to focus on instruction.

I finally had to get out when I was forced to shut the door of my classroom each morning b/c there were daily turf fights in the hall.

Once autonomy died, so did discipline.  We are too controlled by the powers that be who have never set foot in a classroom.

This will ONLY get worse.  [/quote]

This is pathetic.
Effectively it means that children aren’t receiving their free appropriate education due to being physically harmed or fear of being physically harmed at school.
Someone should do a class action lawsuit until it is fixed.

Would smaller schools help or is a decent behavior intervention plan and a lot more supervision sufficient?

MCPS gets more pathetic by the day. [/quote]

my thoughts?

Smaller schools would work to some extent if autonomy is restored, which would ensure disciplinary actions were handled effectively. A decent intervention plan would include strong measures to prevent behaviors from escalating, and these steps would be handled by administrators, counselors and in many cases, mental health specialists.  Too many serious students don't get what they need b/c of these distractions.  And admin is too quick to blame the teachers!

Even with those measures, however, until we stop with this elitist vision of all kids attending college, we'll lose more and more.  While we have "alternative" pathways, many are pure BS.  Edison is wonderful, but the students are motivated and they have to keep their grades up in order to graduate with a certification in a trade. Many kids are hands on.  Yes, they need the basics - a strong foundation. But let's make sure they know the basics before they graduate.  A 12th grader reading at a 10th grade level should NOT graduate! But many do- and they do so reading way below grade level.

As mentioned above, we need more therapeutic measures in schools.  So many parents neglect their children, who are left to "parent" themselves and younger siblings.  Parents should be REQUIRED to attend classes! If you could spend the few minutes and another 9 months to make a baby, you can attend a class to learn basic parenting skills.

teen moms?  That's another issue.  We need daycares in schools for students and teachers.  If a teacher can spend his/her day caring for someone else's child, surely the county can help with daycare. And many teens drop out b/c there's no one to watch the child. This isn't rocket science, folks.

But who am I?  just another cog in the wheel

Why listen to teachers? Why listen to anyone in the trenches these days?  There's always someone higher up who knows the answer, right?

sinking ship!  I've been saying this for years now, but no one wants to hear it.[/quote]

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