Haven't posted in a lo-o-ong time, but I'm stumped

[montieg]

I'm an educator in tiny west central Texas district that is searching for some options re: student discipline. We haven't used corporal punishment in over 20 years and have been successful for the most part in maintaining a really good school. We are seeing an influx of transient, hard-to-deal with students that are necessitating our looking for more options. I was tasked with researching a DAEP (Disciplinary Alternative Educational Placement). No problem, can-do, tennis-shoe. Then, I find this on the website of Texas Education Agency:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6711
under this link on the page:
"play video now"

And I quote:
"A positive school climate is not a coddling, pampering concept developed by some liberal from New York City."


WHAT?? WHAT??? WTF?? TEA is using THIS in a training powerpoint? I mean, the guy's drawl puts me off in the first place, but I can deal with that. But "coddling'? "pampering"? "liberal"? What do I do to kick some sand in somebody's face?

[sonias]

1. I didn't listen to the whole thing either

His Texas drawl was too much for me. Did they purposely go look for some stereotypical sounding Texan?

I can't believe this was aimed at administrators. It sounded so condescending. Plus the swimming letter graphics and pulsing words are so cheesy. Made me think of something a first grader might think was "cool".

Wonder how much money the TEA spent (probably with some well connected winger) on the power point video.

:shrug:

Good luck on your search for an alternative discipline methodology.

[montieg]

4. Thank you.

We will keep looking. And I will keep looking for some way to protest this with TEA.

[BrightKnight]

2. That is a real Texas accent and and there is nothing wrong with it!

Attacking him for that is on par with his dumb-ass New York City liberal comment.

My family has lived in Texas since the mid 1800's and they have a Texas accent.





My parents have advanced degrees. After I lived in Chicago for a while their accents seemed very heavy but it never bothered me. It has NOTHING to do with education, intelligence or the value of what someone has to say.

[montieg]

3. Sorry I offended you.

My family,too, is Texan since the 1870's, so I'm sure I have a drawl. But his seems affected to me. Sorry.

[BrightKnight]

5. He was laying it on a bit thick but if my reaction

was any indication you might want to focus on what he was saying. People in West Texas can be a bit sensitive about that.

If it is not difficult to find people with common sense in that part of the State.

[montieg]

6. Well, that's where I am.

In the triangle of San Angelo, Abilene, Brownwood---so I gotta have the Texas sound!