tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post8565085175840277501..comments2023-03-21T08:18:23.696-04:00Comments on The Writer's Kaffeeklatsch: A Tale of Two OutingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post-79666508055863612382010-11-14T18:35:00.609-05:002010-11-14T18:35:00.609-05:00Welcome to our world.Welcome to our world.gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242071379361512021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post-77917278674732310072010-11-14T13:58:08.650-05:002010-11-14T13:58:08.650-05:00@Angie, Rant away. My father and Mr. G's moth...@Angie, Rant away. My father and Mr. G's mother were both teachers. And both were the sole breadwinner of their families. It's a complicated issue.The Gaelic Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042569769234227354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post-61793307775924405082010-11-14T13:42:03.302-05:002010-11-14T13:42:03.302-05:00Merit raises are only as good as the supervisor ma...Merit raises are only as good as the supervisor making the judgment. Some school administrators are going to say ALL of their teachers are perfect as they will take it as a reflection on themselves. Another will downgrade ALL of their teachers as they have the opinion that nobody is perfect and we can all get better. Thus, the first school's teachers will get raises...the second won't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post-15620830096768207062010-11-14T08:31:55.424-05:002010-11-14T08:31:55.424-05:00I wish I could email you instead of a comment here...I wish I could email you instead of a comment here but since I can't, I just wanted you to know I am here and read your blog. :-)Ramblingonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796934980023316493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post-50435818046435392092010-11-13T23:21:49.964-05:002010-11-13T23:21:49.964-05:00@Rocket Man, Agreed!
@Laoch, Thanks.@Rocket Man, Agreed!<br /><br />@Laoch, Thanks.The Gaelic Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042569769234227354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post-17162773840899892362010-11-13T21:11:31.820-05:002010-11-13T21:11:31.820-05:00In nearly every other career field in America, wit...In nearly every other career field in America, with the exception of financial and auto manufacturing of course, poor job performance results in unemployment. I've hear tell that this is the richest nation on Earth but you sure can't tell it from the education our kids get, the number of homeless on our streets and the unemployment rate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812329358511747697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post-81124071342404528742010-11-13T17:21:19.464-05:002010-11-13T17:21:19.464-05:00@Laoch, Is that the entire book online? I'll ...@Laoch, Is that the entire book online? I'll have to bookmark it so I can read the entire thing.<br /><br />@Jenny, I told Mr. G in the car that if parents could request teachers for their kids then the administrators would know which teachers aren't good. Kids talk. Parents talk. We know the good ones. We just can't get our kids assigned to their classes because the schools &The Gaelic Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042569769234227354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post-22216708096232376012010-11-13T17:10:12.953-05:002010-11-13T17:10:12.953-05:00I was just getting ready to head out to dinner...w...I was just getting ready to head out to dinner...well actually, wine first and then dinner...and decided to do a quick blog walk. I'm so old now that I don't have any real knowledge of the schools anymore, but I "hear" a lot from young couples in my neighborhood. Everyone seems to be up in arms about one thing or another and that's not only awful, it's sad. I know thereJennyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329171741191991379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096042740433586662.post-54267438570572453902010-11-13T17:00:06.875-05:002010-11-13T17:00:06.875-05:00Have you ever read "Deschooling Society,"...Have you ever read "Deschooling Society," by Iavn Illich?<br /><br />http://www.preservenet.com/theory/Illich/Deschooling/intro.htmlSultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.com