Thoughts about the Middletown Schools
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Printed Date: May 05 2024 at 4:50pm
Topic: Thoughts about the Middletown Schools
Posted By: Middletown News
Subject: Thoughts about the Middletown Schools
Date Posted: Oct 12 2009 at 9:58am
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Some recent comments being posted on various websites:
EVERYONE on this school boad must go!!!! Voter 9:19 PM, 10/10/2009 Staff should stop whinning about uncontrollble students in their classes. Perhaps if teachers made their classes more interesting for all students they wouldn't have discipline problems. If kids want to be in the class they would act appropriately. new teacher 10:43 PM, 10/10/2009 Student academic achievement has always been a goal. However, teachers do not want to change the way they teach to accomplish the goal. They say: "I have always done it that way. If they don't get it, it's their fault." Blame the students for not learningl. Teachers need to accept that they need to change the way they teach to reach their different types of students. It's about LEARNING! staff member 10:54 PM, 10/10/2009 It's from both sides. Kids these days know that there aren't jobs for them when they finish school, and many know that they won't be able to get grants to go to school. FAFSA covers 1/3 of what it takes to go to school. So, kids in high school don't care about working because they don't have jobs, because all the old people can't retire because we don't pay people enough to live on in this country, so we have 80+ year olds working jobs 16 year olds once had! i would like fries with that, please. mdizzie 11:44 PM, 10/10/2009 ------------- Please like our http://www.facebook.com/middletownusa" rel="nofollow - Middletown USA Facebook Page |
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Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Oct 12 2009 at 9:58am
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Here is a funny one:
I am an area teacher. I see by your spelling that you are not. Obviously some don't like news about the malaise released to the community. But ask yourself why schools like Hamilton humiliate Middletown on the state report card. It employs the same kind of teachers. It teach the same kind of kids. The difference is leadership. I suspect Hamilton wouldn't spend precious teacher budget hiring nonteachers. Has Middletown done that? Is this one more outrage that's being covered up? Area Teacher 12:18 AM, 10/11/2009 ------------- Please like our http://www.facebook.com/middletownusa" rel="nofollow - Middletown USA Facebook Page |
Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Oct 12 2009 at 9:59am
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Personally, I like this post:
Middletown schools definitely need improvement, there is no denying that and their educational system could use a slight re-vamping. What everyone fails to point out is that parents should be the number one teacher to their children. I understand that it is hard and there aren't always enough hours in the day, but I'm just sick and tired of hearing parents complain and then send the kid off to school to be dealt with. Being a parent is a privilege and the most important job of all. Proud Parent of a Smart Kid 2:00 AM, 10/11/2009 ------------- Please like our http://www.facebook.com/middletownusa" rel="nofollow - Middletown USA Facebook Page |
Posted By: TudorBrown
Date Posted: Oct 13 2009 at 1:44am
| As far as I can tell the Teachers are a big problem... At least in the Middletown City School district they are... |
Posted By: VietVet
Date Posted: Oct 13 2009 at 6:34am
| Oh boy Tudor. don't say anything bad about the teachers in this school system. Got into a bit of a tussle with some educators on the old Journal Message Board. Had their shorts tied all in a knot on some of my comments about school performance, tenure and quitting on the job, etc. Those folks get very defensive when you voice your observations about their little world of education. We taxpaying, private corporation working, "non school world" people don't know what we're talking about according to some of the educators, yet, we're good enough to fund their little poor performing "Chinese fire drill" of an educational system when it comes levy time. |
Posted By: Mike_Presta
Date Posted: Oct 13 2009 at 6:43am
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Two comments:
1. To paraphrase Ms. Katie McNeil in today's Journal: "Did anyone ask if you understood?"
 2. Do you realize that The Journal "message boards" officially ceased to exist last week? (Go MiddletownUSA!!!) ------------- “Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012 |