tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post7999651618766358801..comments2024-03-08T00:21:56.482-08:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: teachers in the hall, lockers in the homeroomCatherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-20536817824748941462011-04-11T11:16:31.939-07:002011-04-11T11:16:31.939-07:00This is another reason why I'm not a fan of ch...This is another reason why I'm not a fan of character education.<br /><br />In my district, the teacher contract apparently relieves teachers of most supervisory duties so the kids are **very** lightly supervised in the hall, at lunch, on the playground, at bus stops, and on the bus.<br /><br />When the middle school had a blow-up over anti-Semitic 'trash talk' last school year, the district's response was to form a diversity committee and to talk about character education. (The initial response was to refuse to deal with it.)<br /><br />But a committee isn't on site and we've already had character education for years with no apparent results.<br /><br />We need grownups stationed in the places where bullying happens.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.com