Comments on: Our Morning Roundup: Teachers Hate Snow Edition

By: New Teacher on the Block

New Teacher on the Block — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:58:12 +0000

wow Al, I'm surprised I'm even responding. Obviously, you have never taught. I am neither self-centered, nor bitter and I teach in DC because I feel I can make the biggest difference there. I actually showed up yesterday and listed the absences as examples of the fact that people obviously did not feel like it was safe to come in. We also only had 10% of our student population present, although you're probably clueless as to why (since you seem to believe that the parents of DC students do not care about them, judging by your later comments).
You are the one who seems particularly bitter about how you feel people spend their food stamps and money, showing that you buy into some pretty bogus stereotypes and don't think the parents of DC students care about their children either. However, my children are bussed, and therefore do not require a lot of effort by their parents to get them to school. They apparently did not think it was safe either.

By: Q

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:19:53 +0000

Al, I agree that the schools should be open, but your narrow minded stereotypical comment should have been kept to yourself. Obviously, based on your comments you couldn't have graduated from DCPS. I have a child in the system, who is doing quite well academically, but the need for the schools to be open is so that they DON'T turn out to be bitter commentators like you. My child's school was about 20% full around 11am, but the saving grace...most of the kids WANTED TO BE THERE! Granted they didn't get outdoor recess to throw snow, but otherwise it was a good move. Otherwise, they'd be sitting at home vegetating on TV and video games.

By: al gonzales

al gonzales — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:31:20 +0000

"New Teacher" needs to find a job near her home in Virginia. Better yet, she should find a new profession, since she's obviously too bitter & too self centered to be a good teacher. D C schools should be open every day of the year, Saturdays & Sundays included. For one thing, most of the DC school kids get breakfast & lunch at the schools - if the schools aren't open, the kids get no food. The parents of DC school kids probably spend their food stamps on food for themselves, & can't even find some bread & peanut butter to feed their kids, & probably spend their welfare payments on lottery tickets & crack cocaine, but that's another story.