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madrchsod

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21. i remember those days in the 50`s

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 07:44 AM

Jan 2012

for better or worse teachers were never questioned. although we had some "bad kids" who were trouble makers i think the majority of us were afraid of our teachers!

i still remember several of my teachers who were down right mean but i did pass their classes. another thing i find interesting is that i never had homework. today`s kids have at least an hour or two of homework every night.

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Illinois teacher commits suicide citing working conditions [View all] proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 OP

tragic n/t limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #1

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2012 #2

. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #3

the teachers are under constant attack here in illinois. madrchsod Jan 2012 #4

Sadly, that's true in many other states as well proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #5

No, not always. It used to be good. It used to be better than good. Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #9

i remember those days in the 50`s madrchsod Jan 2012 #21

I had one "mean" teacher Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #22

hmm... chervilant Jan 2012 #26

I am 61 years old. When I was in school, teachers had authority in the classroom. tblue37 Jan 2012 #37

Wow... chervilant Jan 2012 #46

The work of teaching can be so absorbing. I imagine even more so amongst the truly poor. patrice Jan 2012 #6

I now declare that IT IS MORALLY WRONG to allow schools to have different Remember Me Jan 2012 #7

No, not equally funded, MadHound Jan 2012 #10

Alright, let's try this -- Remember Me Jan 2012 #15

Oh, I fully support that n/t MadHound Jan 2012 #18

The problem in Illinois is more complex frazzled Jan 2012 #13

I wish she should could have found the help she needed instead madville Jan 2012 #8

None. MadHound Jan 2012 #11

Geez, that really hits me in the gut. Lifelong Protester Jan 2012 #12

Here: proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #16

Oh no, that's terrible. Withywindle Jan 2012 #14

That's sad. Trillo Jan 2012 #17

The cussing suspension was after a suspension for hitting a student... msanthrope Jan 2012 #38

Stress-related pathologies are off the charts for teachers I work with. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2012 #19

And she was a vet! 8 years of service so she was used to stress! riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #34

It's too bad she didn't get help maximusveritas Jan 2012 #20

Well said. aptal Jan 2012 #25

Quite often, mental health is the motivating factor in suicides LanternWaste Jan 2012 #45

It is too bad that she thought that she had no options beyond working at that school Nikia Jan 2012 #23

Ford Heights Is A Desparate Place... KharmaTrain Jan 2012 #24

Heartbreaking. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #27

This school is located across the street from the auto plant I retired from NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #28

I had a principal one time who Scottybeamer70 Jan 2012 #29

It astounds me how little respect teachers in America get Canuckistanian Jan 2012 #30

"no prior mental health issues" really doesn't mean much Major Nikon Jan 2012 #31

very sad..very powerful...nt Stuart G Jan 2012 #32

How sad malaise Jan 2012 #33

Very sad. bigwillq Jan 2012 #35

Interesting that your source doesn't mention her hitting a student. Why is that?? msanthrope Jan 2012 #36

teacher commits suicide b/c of horrible working conditions, but all you see is an "anti-Obama" rant nashville_brook Jan 2012 #39

Allegedly hit a student, allegedly cussed at a student. knitter4democracy Jan 2012 #40

She admitted touching the student. msanthrope Jan 2012 #43

She was a gym teacher and admitted to a playful tap. knitter4democracy Jan 2012 #44

The Chicago Tribune is about as far right wing as you can get. They are virulently anti-teacher riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #41

So you dispute it with a far right source? LOL proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #42

Documentary about Mary Thorson TeachersForMary Apr 2012 #47

Thank you proud2BlibKansan Apr 2012 #48