Posted on 07/24/2004 9:18:56 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
ITHACA--According to the Ithaca Journal (which cannot be reposted here thanks to the cretins at Gannett news), Ithaca teachers are leaving the school system due to the liberal administration's failure to discipline students who commit disruptive, or even violent, acts:
...teachers feel unsupported by the central and school administrations when it comes to meting out punishment to students who are disruptive, disrespectful, use profanity in class, or in some cases, physically assault an authority figure."The discipline system needs to be more consistent," said Seifert, who teaches in the math department.
One particular incident in September was especially traumatizing, Seifert said.
In breaking up a fight between several students in the hallway, one of the students shoved her with both hands, and the other student punched another teacher in the back of the neck, according to Seifert.
The student who pushed Seifert was sent back to class. The next day, the student who punched the other teacher was back in school. Only after prodding by both Seifert and the other teacher, the two students were suspended for two days.
A number of teachers besides Seifert had long-standing frustrations with regard to student discipline, including Tom Mariano, who served as math department chairman.
"If in a given situation, a teacher's story doesn't match the student's, all things being equal, the administration will err on the side of the student," Mariano said.
You mean call the woman that is police chief, who was hired with only two years experience because of her sex and particapates in toppless protests. I'm sure she'll straighten things out. </rolling eyes>
That is the why behind the marina. Like Surfside a few miles away; the marina there keeps two boat repair yards, a hardware store, a few of bait shops, a tackle store, a boat brokerage, a charter booking service, over a dozen charter captains, several restaurants, three bars. two or three convenience stores and who knows what else in business.
They already do.
He brings a smile and hug to me every morning. I can't think of a better use of my time.
I grew up in Ithaca and I can tell you that there were plenty of young thugs who even in junior high school were incipient criminals destined to rapidly end up in prison. I guess they didn't actually attack the teachers back them though.
I will say that there were a lot of very nice people in Ithaca so despite the crazies I don't call it the City of Evil myself.
By the way, in describing the school situation in Ithaca, I was speaking of a time more than 35 years ago.
A long time ago, in a world long dead...
Something changed.
I vividly recall, as a Cornell senior in 1976, scouting the area for a RETIREMENT dwelling, so delightful was the clime.
I thought I'd have "a life" back in Gotham, and return to Ithaca for a gentle time in my declining years, among the lakes and gentle people.
Oh well.
Actually my main point was that 35 years ago there were plenty of criminals in Ithaca. There were also nice people there then and they haven't all disappeared. I have been there on family business a number of times in the past ten years and I still spoke with many nice people who varied from graduate students to those in their 80's. They tended to not be involved in politics.
Genesis 18:23
Jonah 4:11
By the way, what are you doing to improve the situation in Ithaca, or do you just run the place down?
Probably more than someone who moved away a third of a century ago.
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