tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post112330616860897740..comments2023-10-21T05:14:38.327-07:00Comments on jayniemoon: jayne wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09517417360126329918noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post-1126212646859030512005-09-08T13:50:00.000-07:002005-09-08T13:50:00.000-07:00Hi Jayne. For the first time in my life, I'm going...Hi Jayne. For the first time in my life, I'm going to pull my PhD card. I'm working on a doctorate in education at BYU and I think you are spot on in your assessment of public schools. Parents are too eager to be critical than voluntary, and somehow expect teachers to perform daily miracles. NCLB hasn't helped. There is no other educational experience, home or otherwise, that compares with the holistic education a public school can provide. But parents have to be involved, and the over-involved ones need to shift their expectations away from the over-burdened teachers to their lazy kids. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if I have ever wrote a serious comment before. Feels weird!topher clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680856791698323760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post-1124859253239821792005-08-23T21:54:00.000-07:002005-08-23T21:54:00.000-07:00I love your blog--and totally identify! I taught ...I love your blog--and totally identify! I taught for only two years, but had such amazing experiences in that short time that it makes me cry to think about it. I am alarmed at the movement away from public school (especially around here where there are excellent schools) because our country was founded on principles of public education, etc etc and I could go on and on, but I won't. I just liked what you wrote and won't your experience make you such a proactive mom in your kids' schools! Yeah! (Edgemont ROCKS!)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246546379295509018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post-1124214449030003372005-08-16T10:47:00.000-07:002005-08-16T10:47:00.000-07:00Ahhh...how fondly I remember my D'Nealian workbook...Ahhh...how fondly I remember my D'Nealian workbook...not really. I think it's an ugly way to write. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for this post. I could not ever be a teacher. I mean, I teach my kids at home, and I teach at church, but that's different than 'being a teacher'. I know so many people who majored in Elementary Education by default - they really didn't know what they wanted to do, so why not just be a teacher? JUST? That really upset me. I know that proper teaching skills can be acquired, but I also think that the profession of teaching is taken far too lightly. Someone once told me that in Finland, teachers make as much money as doctors. And that's as it should be, so say I. scene.~j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02959570365515658547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post-1123424472306515622005-08-07T07:21:00.000-07:002005-08-07T07:21:00.000-07:00Jayne...I loved this blog! I only have warm, happ...Jayne...I loved this blog! I only have warm, happy, wonderful memories about my Wasatch experience. Sure I had crap teachers (Chapman) but on the whole I LOVED going to school and it was because of the teachers excitement to teach and share. I am sure SSV was so sad to loose you...any chance of teaching at Wasatch one day?C. Jane Kendrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480875440863002634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post-1123390689062695312005-08-06T21:58:00.000-07:002005-08-06T21:58:00.000-07:00Mama Lisa said...I had some great elementary teach...Mama Lisa said...<BR/>I had some great elementary teachers even in...OREM! I really loved all of my teachers except for two of them: Mrs. Briggs made me stand in the corner for talking too much and Mrs. Allred took me BY THE EAR down to Principal Horton (we called him Mr. Horton hatches and egg!*?) for taking an eraser back to a boy in the corner after she had specifically said, "Now no one better take any erasers or chalk to those boys" who were in trouble. Moana LeBaren told on me. I was quite a shy little girl so you can imagine how mortified I was...especially by the ear thing. But, he was a cute boy and I always did like cute boys. :) Mrs. Allred also brushed her teeth while she gave the spelling test after lunch and I sat by the sink where she spit!<BR/><BR/>But, hey! Look at the personalities and situations I learned to adapt to in public schools. My favorite teacher was my sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Rebecca Roberts at Rock Canyon. I LOVED HER! She taught me so much and made us all feel so successful and excited to learn.<BR/><BR/>Teachers on the whole are awesome people, I think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post-1123363134990682512005-08-06T14:18:00.000-07:002005-08-06T14:18:00.000-07:00Could KTB be our own Katy B???Could KTB be our own Katy B???C. Jane Kendrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480875440863002634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post-1123363070125889932005-08-06T14:17:00.000-07:002005-08-06T14:17:00.000-07:00Well for the 5 denillionth time I must say, you we...Well for the 5 denillionth time I must say, you were a fantastic teacher Mrs. Wells because now your funny 3rd graders are smart 6th graders who ask about you all the time. Page, a former homeschooler, says that if all schools were like Wasatch she would send her kids to school every day, no problem (and currently does). Weren't we lucky?C. Jane Kendrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480875440863002634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post-1123358510633674982005-08-06T13:01:00.000-07:002005-08-06T13:01:00.000-07:00Mrs. Busco didn't like me. But she was a good tea...Mrs. Busco didn't like me. But she was a good teacher and I was a good student. One time she made me run around the black top 5 times and I'm sure I didn't deserve it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks Jayne - I'm a teacher and I use power point because no one would be able to read my handwriting. Is it bad that I tell students when correcting quizzes that if it their answer sounds close they can have the point? I rationalize it because I'm teaching science, not english. Hurray for public schools.<BR/><BR/>By the way, your mom forwarded your email about this post to me - that is how i got conncected.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326345796096815523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709179.post-1123350086902706912005-08-06T10:41:00.000-07:002005-08-06T10:41:00.000-07:00amen!i have been suffering from wasatch envy for d...amen!<BR/><BR/>i have been suffering from wasatch envy for decades now. the wound is a league deeper today.<BR/><BR/>let's hear it for the underpaid, unsung heroes of education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com