I think I'm having a hard time understanding how a failing school can spend
$1.1 million on astroturf to serve the approx 50 players, helpers and
cheerleaders out of approx. 600 students. How does this serve the other 550
students?
Why not spend that money on laptops and technology, and make a push toward
widespread computer literacy?
Give each student a laptop and make getting good grades the incentive to use
them.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "2fast4u" <sharon_b283@...> wrote:
>
> I surmise that if a coach can teach a kid how to
> play football/basketball/baseball or any of the popular
> European/Caribbean futbol/soccer, there are rules, principles
> and penalty infringements that even a disadvantaged youth
> seem to grasp extraordinarily well. A certain structure.
> Children look up to coaches, ideally as a father or mother
> figure, they seem to lack otherwise. I wasn't talking about
> the yelling and abusive language some coaches seem to engage
> in. Nobody wants a "Bear Bryant" type in their face. They may
> be getting enough of that at home.
>
> No, today's teacher has to be a life coach and mentor to get
> through to these kids, even if their living conditions may be
> afoul, it's no reason for them to not be given the opportunity
> of a "basic" education. Basic education does prepare one for
> higher education, if wanted. When Jim mentioned that one youth
> said he couldn't read, I thought,why not? Who gave up on him?
> I blame the parents and the system that allows a child to be
> "passed" through because someone refused to follow through on
> this kid and wasted taxpayer money.
>
> He might have been dyslexic, sight problems, hearing problems,
> or hungry! I'm not a teacher, but unless a kid can see and hear properly,
> someone is dropping the ball and passing kids to the next grade illegally and
> depriving him/her of a thorough and efficient
> education and that teacher and school should come under scrutiny
> by the local, county and state boards of education.
>
> At a club I frequent, a man was trying to choose songs on the jukebox.
> He came over to me and asked me for assistance. My regular glasses
> had to be replaced, so I was wearing reading glasses. I realized
> he couldn't make out the print on the machine, so I said, "here, try
> these". He did. To his surprise, he realized his sight had
> changed making it difficult for him to read small/fine print.
>
> He began laughing because he thought he was going blind. I suggested
> he see an eye doctor right away. In the meantime, I gave him the glasses.
> He was overjoyed that he could still read. They were steel-rimmed, so a man
> or woman could look the same. I had other readers
> at home, so it was no biggy to me to give them away.
>
> I realize that doctors may not always be able to do pro bono work
> but that's what the guidance office is for. If a teacher just take
> a little time recognizing that kids may have hearing/sight problems
> that they can recommend a kid be checked by a physician when they
> are not retarded/disabled/mentally challenged, etc., maybe
> Asbury Park kids CAN succeed. Just an opinion.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > If a kid can take direction
> > > from a coach, why can't they succeed otherwise? What's wrong with
> > > this picture? Let the coaches TEACH!
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Teachers get in trouble for yelling or motivating kids...or whacking them
> > on the head...
> >
> > not that all oca
> >
>
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