tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post5673947091502867368..comments2023-12-19T16:54:31.953-05:00Comments on SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: The Maiming of a Teacher's Career in QueensPete Zuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708676684946013529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-29931597623800922492014-04-30T21:51:51.848-04:002014-04-30T21:51:51.848-04:00If anyone has specific stories of administrative a...If anyone has specific stories of administrative abuse, please go to DTOE.org. We are a teacher support organization. We are collecting stories of abusive admins to create a "black list" to inform future educators to avoid specific schools and educational "leaders." The link is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17KeK90PuK8E380MMsl_kXS1Zgy6A-2HPTRM_qUwpsog/viewformAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-82546498947657792292014-04-29T12:35:28.873-04:002014-04-29T12:35:28.873-04:00@anonymous 7AM All of the above incidents were rep...@anonymous 7AM All of the above incidents were reported.Pete Zuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708676684946013529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-58596376501541364242014-04-29T11:18:27.942-04:002014-04-29T11:18:27.942-04:00I think the work of John Ogbu is relevant here.I think the work of John Ogbu is relevant here.Clyde Gawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416771200572948193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-47935322292172003202014-04-29T11:09:05.754-04:002014-04-29T11:09:05.754-04:00Laws have to be enforced in order for them to mean...Laws have to be enforced in order for them to mean anything. I worked in the Bronx for three years and it was awful. The kids were abusive. I, like many teachers, have loads of stories. One thing the kids have learned is that no one will protect teachers. They grew up under Bloomberg and have caught on to the fact that they can behave however they want and no one will do anything about it. It's sad for us and really sad for these kids. As soon as I could, I and every teacher I work with, escaped the Bronx and came to work in Chinatown. Those kids cannot escape themselves and the poor behavior that's been condoned over the last 12 years.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-92077553792278830942014-04-29T07:00:31.030-04:002014-04-29T07:00:31.030-04:00I would be interested in seeing the letters or ema...I would be interested in seeing the letters or emails that the teacher sent to the principal and that were copied to the network leader and superintendent.<br /><br />I would also be interested in seeing the letters or emails that the teacher sent to the parents or guardians of these students.<br /><br />Phone calls to parents or guardians are pointless unless the teacher records them.<br /><br />The teacher certainly did not have to put up with abuse and threats by students. Wasn't she aware of her rights?<br /><br />Years ago, <i>New York Teacher</i> printed a letter from a teacher who said that he told the students on the first day of classes that the law requires them to behave in school, and that if they refuse to behave in his class, they will have to appear in court. If a few students didn't behave, he followed through and filed a legal action against the students and parents or guardians in Family Court. Word quickly spread and the students were, on the whole, angelic in that teacher's classes.<br /><br />Education Law §3210(1)(a) states:<br /><br /> § 3210. Amount and character of required attendance. 1. Regularity and conduct. a. A minor required by the provisions of part one of this article to attend upon instruction shall attend regularly as prescribed where he resides or is employed, for the entire time the appropriate public schools or classes are in session and shall be subordinate and orderly while so attending.<br /><br />Education Law §3214(1) states:<br /><br />§ 3214. Student placement, suspensions and transfers. 1. School delinquent. A minor under seventeen years of age, required by any of the provisions of part one of this article to attend upon instruction, who is an habitual truant from such instruction or is irregular in such attendance or insubordinate or disorderly or disruptive or violent during such attendance, is a school delinquent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-33186617740043989792014-04-29T06:14:10.566-04:002014-04-29T06:14:10.566-04:00It is not caused by poverty. It is caused by lack ...It is not caused by poverty. It is caused by lack of discipline. I work in a renew school in Newark and the kids are cursing all day long. I have never heard anything like this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-11555138729746266552014-04-28T23:30:46.009-04:002014-04-28T23:30:46.009-04:00I am so sorry. The fact you have not received supp...I am so sorry. The fact you have not received support from administration is so disheartening. Children this angry need psychotherapy and are not able to participate in a traditional school setting. This report is frightening. You have been traumatized and I am so sorry. This situation and others like it are a reflection of the systemic poverty and cruelty that exist in America. Our society has failed in taking care of our most vulnerable citizens... children.Clyde Gawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416771200572948193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-72642482865477861722014-04-28T23:27:45.496-04:002014-04-28T23:27:45.496-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Clyde Gawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416771200572948193noreply@blogger.com