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the other things that struck me was the dress code, high heels for the young ladies, do you not realize that is a loaded thing, they make 7 inch heels!!!!!!!!!! there should be a limit there 2or 3 at most.
than there is the young man, black pants , black tie, black socks, white shirt. all that is fine, but to stand and tell people if you have a problem getting stuff come to me. it should have been stated things are hard for some right now, we here at RRHS want every one to have the best graduation you can have, please if there is anyway we can help your senior with something , please let me know. we are here to help. and none has to know anything. we want this to be a very special night!!
than there is the no save seat thing, what is that all about ?? i have been to a number of graduations, you save seats for family, family comes from every where, i have family coming in from over 7 hours away. yes they plan to be here on time, but things do happen! what am i going to do tell grand ma and grand pa well you will just have to sit where you can, hope you get to see this once in a life time moment. you know what i feel like its an accident waiting to happen, people will be rude and pushy to get where they want to be. you have older people who have to take time, you have people who have other reason that they just can't move fast , you will get separated from family. how could you not there will be 1500 people trying to get in!!!!!!!!!!!
final say... RRHS needs to rethink their plan, it is the students and their family night to shine, as a parent i have waited 13 long years for this moment. as well as my family! family should be together! and the seniors should be able to be happy at the end. they have did a wonderful thing!
may god bless each graduating senior and their families on that night! you have earn this night, smile hold up your head! you are the CLASS OF 2009 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comments
Excellent English Teacher wrote on May 14, 2009 6:15 PM:
Concerned Parent wrote on May 14, 2009 5:33 PM:
confused wrote on May 14, 2009 4:02 PM:
As for the RRHS graduation procedures, they have to have rules and guidelines, because some people have no manners or sense of self control. Round your family up before going in, then, you won't have to fight for a seat. These are rules that they have had for many years, dress code too...most of us just deal with it... "
Jeff wrote on May 14, 2009 10:30 AM:
Please save us all from our demise as clearly you have all the answers. I certainly hope that at age 49 while you were attending college that you earned your teaching credentials. Clearly, you have a passion for public education.
I am shocked and offended by your outrageous generalizations. You are clearly NOT an educator as is evident by your misconceptions of teacher preparation, educators, and NCLB. I am here to tell you that universities do indeed prepare their education students on how to teach. It is a rigorous program of study. Many teachers return to graduate school or choose to pursue National Board Certification. I assure you that the National Board Certifaction is not freely granted. You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but sir/madam, I write to inform you that you perceptions are incorrect. Every profession, every workplace has their share of slackers. Encountering a few does not represent the entire profession nor the entire school of which you reference.
I encourage you to become a substitute teacher for ANY of the schools in the region served by this newspaper. You will gain a true appreciation for the present state of public education. A substitute for one day would not be sufficient. No. A long-term position would give you cause to rethink your outrageous claims. I promise you, you will be writing an appology to all teachers.
Remind us that we are servants, you say? It is attitudes/perceptions such as yours that perpetuate the disrespect and underappreciation that so many of us feel by the community. Of course we are public servants, but we are also professionals. "
pitiful wrote on May 8, 2009 12:35 AM:
whataday wrote on May 2, 2009 2:24 AM:
Sure they get certified, but they get certified by people that no longer know how to teach. They get trained by people that do not know how to teach. They get trained to be instructors, not teachers.
A good teacher would have control of their class and their students. There would be few if any students that would not pass any test thrown at them. Some students would also fail a grade, but those would be few also.
The problem also includes the principal's, the superintendents and the whole education system.
We have become a system of educated idiots that have no knowledge of how to teach or actually educate our children. Just a bunch of people with degrees that are very easy to get.
I went back to college at age 49 and I got another degree and I saw students that were just out of high school struggling. For me it was easy to get the grades even after not having been to school in over 20 years. That showed me how bad the school system is now.
I spent time teaching some of the college students and they actually learned and even commented they wished that they would have had a teacher that could have taught them the way I did.
Not every student will learn the same way and a real teacher would know this. What works for one student may not work for another. It is necessary to give different examples of how someone can arrive at the same answer. Some may take longer than other's, but once they learn something they will remember it.
Teacher's I have run into are not very bright. They may know one subject and some know that subject with the book in front of them, but they do not seem to know much about anything else.
I have also been to my daughter's school. The principal and her teacher were both idiots (my opinion). The principal could not give me answers to a lot of questions so I told the principal the answer. These were questions about the school. Obviously my daughter no longer attended that school after this happened.
While at the school I saw a teacher taking the kids to lunch and the teacher let them use the restroom. Two minutes later the teacher was yelling for them to get out of the restroom. Yes I timed it. My daughter had told me about this.
I headed toward the teacher when I saw this happen and the pincipal followed. I asked the teacher and the principal how they would like it if I gave them two minutes to use the bathroom? I said that some may need to do more than number 1 just to be polite.
I told them I would wait outside the restroom for two minute's when the principal and teacher had to use the restroom and then I would tell them to get out and see how the they like it. The principal agreed they should have allowed the kids more time and they should have even determined what the kid's had to do in the restroom which may take longer.
Also teachers, nor anyone else, should keep kid's from using the bathroom. Holding it in can cause a lot of medical problems.
I am sure many people can find this problem in their schools if they actually go to the school and just observe. These two people should never be allowed to be in charge of any student's no matter what age the student is.
About a year ago I saw an article on the internet about a school superintendent that had a Ph.D. and could not even understand a property tax form, but is still the superintendent.
All the teachers and teacher groups want to blame everything on the students, the tests or the parents. We have very few "real teachers" and too many organizations are trying to justify why teachers are not doing their job.
If a real teacher does their job then they would not have to worry about the tests.
Remember everyone that works for a school district is a public servant and it is time for the people to start treating them like what they are. They work for you and you need to let them know that. If the school board lets them get away with it then fire the school board. "