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Listener: Rick E.
Category: Education Related
Date: 23 Sep 2009
Time: 11:11:33 -0700
Remote Name: 68.91.16.232
Robert,
I was reading the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, aka: The Mudslide, this morning and
was disturbed by the story, "Table
wash halted in elementaries".
It appears that our children in some of the schools in L.I.S.D., at the
elementary level, were being taught ownership of their schools and
responsibility by washing the cafeteria tables after meals were served. To quote
the article, "The table washing was initiated at some of the districts schools
to encourage students to develop a sense of responsibility for their schools,
Garza said." I like how the quote said to "encourage". Students were not forced,
coerced, made to, or punished by washing the tables.
It seems that parents thought that the H1N1 virus, the swine flu, could be
spread by having the students sanitize the tables after lunch. That is some good
thinking by the parents. If cleaning and sanitizing will spread the virus, I
have some good news for my wife; No more house work, we could all die. But I
digress.
Two parents quoted in the article were opposed to the table washing. Did they
not think that they could "opt out" for their children? Do they not want to
teach their children responsibility? Helping others? Or are their children too
good to wash tables? Is it too degrading to wash tables? I have had a lot of
different jobs in my work career, some I would never want to go back to, but
they have all taught me something or I learned, either way, they were valuable
jobs.
The parents also stated that student would not say "no" to an authority figure
if asked to wash tables. They, the children/students, have been taught to
respect authority figures, like teachers, and would not say "no" to a teacher.
What do they, the parents, want? A bunch of disrespectful kids? I already get
enough of that at the high school where I teach. Not only do they say "no", it
can sometimes be a lot worse.
This is the part of the article that really upset me. "Regarding students who
volunteered (emphasis added) to wash tables, at least some of them
were rewarded....", The parents disagreed with rewarding students who, by their
own volition, volunteered to clean the tables. "It takes the choice away because
every student wants to be rewarded", the parent said. What do these parents
want, they do not want their children to be "made" to wash the tables, but then
they want to take away the choice of others to volunteer and have rewards. I
wonder who they voted for in the last election?
The table washing has been stopped, according to Garza, but the parents, in the
article, are "optimistic but not yet convinced that it is" stopped.
I just think this article shows that to many people in power want to appease a
few at the the expense of the majority. I have two children in a L.I.S.D.
elementary school, and I hope that the teachers and staff teach them how to be a
part of society by doing their part, I know my wife and I do at home. All of my
children have chores and responsibilities at home, and they are even rewarded
for their work. What a concept.
Sincerely,
Rick E.
Pratt responds:
I've much to say, and will do so on the air. It is important to note that the objection to being rewarded for service is a symptom of the success of socialist/Marxist propaganda in our country. It smacks of the victim mentality, you can just hear the follow-up of "can't we all be treated equal?" - without having to exert any effort!
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