tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420140893335621808.post4750476171710929873..comments2023-10-23T07:45:40.118-07:00Comments on Writing True: Why I have little faith in High SchoolWriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509773404677810560noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420140893335621808.post-17891556153299524832007-06-18T14:13:00.000-07:002007-06-18T14:13:00.000-07:00By the fifth grade I became bored by the mindless ...By the fifth grade I became bored by the mindless drivel and teachers who had never matured,therefore needed to interact and compete at an adolescent level.I learned most of what I know by reading and tuning out teachers who rambled and never did really, concisely state any truth I hadn't already read.I read at least fifty books a month,of all kinds.When it was discovered that I had checked out forty books one month,my library card was taken away,because some of my grades were low,partly in PE.I taught myself to wire houses by age eleven and to be an electronics technician by age seventeen.Public school was a trip through an insanity,for me.I do however,vividly remember the love shown to me by others,including the smallest kindnesses from teachers. NPUBLICIwhoiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529834057082340429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420140893335621808.post-20228345457038222062007-06-10T07:56:00.000-07:002007-06-10T07:56:00.000-07:00Heh, Tim, I think you are spot on, and this from a...Heh, Tim, I think you are spot on, and this from a high school teacher!<BR/>Two important points emerge from this blog, I think. First, teachers who think their actions dont influence students are STUPID, and second, parents who advocate for their children do make a difference. In the masses of kids that attend school, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Students whose parents are involved in their education do better across the board, and part of that is that they hold the teachers accountable for their actions. <BR/>It is a shame your high school experience was so bitter, but I am glad you got past it and went on to be a great success! <BR/>YFrugalcosIhave2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13314796434817842844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420140893335621808.post-27711717806512411612007-06-10T07:40:00.000-07:002007-06-10T07:40:00.000-07:00Found you via Blog Catalog. Seems we have similar ...Found you via Blog Catalog. Seems we have similar themes in our most recent posts. Stop by if you'd like. <A HREF="http://2writehands.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Two Write Hands</A>Emily Suesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106551525889307622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420140893335621808.post-72837261700455209722007-06-09T07:31:00.000-07:002007-06-09T07:31:00.000-07:00I came across a response you wrote to a post on an...I came across a response you wrote to a post on another website. I was intrigued both by your response there and the invitation to visit your blog if I wanted to know what you really thought.<BR/><BR/>How could I resist?lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380078459189576918noreply@blogger.com