Reply to $15 pack of pens?? For K??

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "$15 pack of pens?? For K??"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote]

The teachers also kicked us all out of classrooms during lunch and recess and promptly at 3:30 so they could relax a bit or grade in peace. We played tag and dodgeball while a bored mom volunteer playground attendant smoked Virginia Slims. You only came inside if you were bleeding or had been knocked unconscious. No one got to read quietly under teacher supervision instead of going out. If you wanted to read, you took your book to the blacktop. [/quote]

Agree about the "reading quietly"--I did not realize that is an option today.

As for the teachers kicking you out of the classroom during lunch and recess, I think your memory must be a little foggy.  I taught back in the day, and teachers always did recess-at least in the systems where I taught.  We did not have teachers' aides in those days (except for K and Special Ed.)  Teachers also supervised lunch.  I even had one principal who required that teachers sit at the table with the kids--in other words, none of the teachers had duty free lunch.
As for the "Virginia Slims", there were those who smoked in the teachers' lounge, but we were never allowed to smoke in front of the kids.  (at least not where I taught--I was not a smoker, so I did not pay much attention to it).  Also, I had a principal who would not allow us to have sodas or coffee in the classroom when the kids were present.  Her philosophy:  it was rude and inconsiderate to drink in front of the kids.  You would not do that in your home, and you did not do it in her school.

When I was growing up, the teachers were always in the lunchroom with us.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics