One of the options we offer at my school for some students is for them to take classes online. For most students, this means having one of their classes spent in the computer lab working on a course of their own (social studies, math, etc.). This is a nice option for us because since we have such a small staff, there are only so many classes we can offer and sometimes students (seniors in particular) need a specific credit. It is also a good option for students who have an infant at home, or for some reason is unable to come to school.
One of the students who is doing online classes only (I don't know why) is taking a class called Social Issues. It covers material like Civil Liberties, Drug Control, Abortion, The Middle East, etc. This student submitted an essay for the Education lesson. First, the directions he was given:
Find two articles on one of the topics discussed in this lesson. Use the articles and the information in this lesson to write an opinion essay on whether you agree or disagree with one of the following statements:
The government should give parents vouchers to send their children to private schools.
No Child Left Behind is bad for schools, students, and teachers.
The federal government should provide funding to raise teachers' salaries.
And here is the 5 paragraph essay:
Should the federal government provide funding and raise teachers salary? Hell no they shouldnt. Teachers are already over paid in my mind which is why they treat students like shit.(1) They also only work part time, and some conflict with students educational experience.(2)
Teachers make too much money. They make so much money they think they are better than young adults. (3) This leads to the treating of us YOUNG ADULTS like second graders......which they are not by the way. (4)
Also they only work part time. While most real adults are out there complaining how they wish they had a summer vacation, these slackers still have one.(5) Time to grow up? I think so. (6)
Also teachers personal issues with students prevents students from reaching theyre (7) full potential. Just last year a mean mean (8) teacher kicked me out of a class preventing me from getting a credit, in the end preventing me from graduating.(9)
So in the end you have to ask yourself, do you want these immature (10) self indulged people teaching your kids much less getting a raise. (11) The ghost out! (12)
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1. I did go to college to be a teacher for the salaray, you know. To heck with med school. Doctors are chumps.
2. Yes, many teachers went to college to teach because we just love kids so much. Others of us, though, stay up late at night dreaming up ways to ruin our students' educational experiences.
3. You know... this might be a valid point. Nothing makes me feel superior more than my scheduled wallow in all of my excess money at the bank on Saturday afternoons.
4. Ok. I'll try to remember that the next time one of the girls comes to class with her shirt straining to keep her contained and the guys are talking about who their latest hook-up was.
5. 'Cause teachers never have late nights grading papers, or writing lesson plans. Though I will admit that one reason I wanted to be a teacher is for summer break, I will certainly be teaching summer school and preparing for the coming school year.
6. NEVER!
7. Clearly your English teachers played a part in you failing to reach yore full potential.
8. Mean mean? Wow, that's pretty mean. Maybe someday I will learn to be that mean.
9. Let me get this straight. You lost that one credit so you can't graduate, which is why when you enrolled online you needed 9 more? Wait, what?
10. Well yes, sometimes.
11. Market economy and all, I'm sure we'd have some seriously qualified teachers if we paid them minimum wage.
12. Zuh?
Oh teaching. Always something interesting going on.
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