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In reply to the discussion: IF ONLY WE WERE ASHAMED [View all]sheshe2
(83,654 posts)44. I truly love you BRDS~
Before I left for my permanent job in my field, I had kids who were cutting other classes to be in mine. From their standpoint, they were looking for someone who appreciated them, gave them the correct amount of discipline, and could relate and show them what they were missing out on. And this was over 30 years ago.
Someone to appreciate them. Someone who actually cares. You brought it to the poorest. I so thank you for that.
And~
But sometimes when the pendulum has swung so far to one side, it eventually is going to snap and go back the other way. It's just a matter of getting it moving.
I just hope it is in my lifetime.
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We're turning our backs on our future when we turn our backs on our children's education.
herding cats
May 2015
#4
I absolutely agree. This is why is so very necessary to not only stop the drain of the 99%'s
rhett o rick
May 2015
#11
I don't like stories like this because they support the 1%'s meme that...
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
May 2015
#43