Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 12/In the News



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As a new teacher, this article was surprisingly difficult to write. After researching about what the media reports on about public schools, I felt that the picture is very skewed. All the media portrays are the scandals, the violence and those stories that show contemporary schools in a negative light. Although, those are also the topics of my article as it is called "In the Media", I found that it was difficult to keep by bias out of my article. There are so many wonderful aspects of public schools that never see any media attention, and again I found myself focusing on the negative legal woes of schools today. Based on the news articles I found, I tried to keep my article balanced, but due to the overwhelmingly negative outlook of all of the current media, I feel that my article is not as balanced as it could be.

Scrai010 (talk) 16:00, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

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As a christian, I think Erica was very bold and brave to deviate from her graduation speech. I enjoyed reading your article and the different school stories from the news. Thanks for showing different views/sides to the articles. Hcogg001 (talk) 23:22, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Wow! I thought that your article was very interesting to read and the current events are important for today's teachers. I think we must all be aware of our rights and take note of times when these rights are being infringed upon. I was shocked to see some of the cases about freedom of speech and religion and how they turned out. As you stated in the article, I think its important to remember that we must protect both the teachers and the students in cases like abuse. Hearing both sides of the story and investigating the issue are critical! Great job on the article! Khedl002 (talk) 23:29, 9 August 2009 (UTC)khedl002

I found your article really interesting to read. I liked how you included the link to the story of Erica Corder and her graduation speech. Although I would not take offense to her statement of leaning more about Jesus Christ, I am sure that there were many in the crowd that did. Since she was speaking at a public school, I understand the school’s request for Corder to apologize. I commend her effort to sue because of the first amendment; however, I do understand the court’s decision. It was also interesting to read Todd Richmond’s story about his religious freedom of expression on his artwork. In this case, I agree with Richmond that the school’s policies were infringing on his freedom of religion. In my school years, I was fortunate enough to have teachers who valued their student’s freedom of expression, even in religious areas. All of your examples and articles show the amount of effort that is being done to maximize the rights of students. Afett001 (talk) 17:44, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

I enjoyed your article. It was interesting to read some of the news stories that you referenced. I'm continually amazed at the lack of common sense some administrators display. I must have the benefit of working with some great administrators. Its laughable to think that they would put themselves in these positions. I do understand that these are the exceptions rather than the rule. Jtmitchem (talk) 17:12, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

I liked how you found different stories and explained each. I enjoyed this article because we currently have a teacher scandal going on in our county. A middle school teacher was arrested on 5 different counts, with the major one being having a sexual realtionship with a child. She had actually sent picture messages of herself naked to a 14 yr old boy that was in her class. The boy's mother found the pic messages and took the cell phone to the police. The teacher was arrested but did make bail. Her job has not been posted because the county has not fired her and states that she will not be fired until she is found gulity of the charges. I have heard even if she is found guilty there is a possiblity that she will still not be fired. Parents have went crazy over this and are furious at the thought that she might still have her job even if she is found guilty. I thought that if you are convicted then you automatically loose your position. I am still trying to find out the truth to this or should I say the law. When I find out I will let you guys know. I hope she will not return because I would love to have her job. Is that a bad thing??Hcomb003 (talk) 17:31, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

I enjoyed your article that outlined different ways that students rights have been put into the media. Many of these stories are necessary for future teachers to understand so that they can make sure that they are maintianing the correct protocal with their students. I think that it is great that students are taking advantage of their right to defend themselves and to stand for what they believe in, although it makes things difficult for the school systems there must be the vaslue of an individual's rights as a fundamental lesson to all, especially young people.Jnewh001 (talk) 19:04, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

I liked the examples featured in the author's article, they were very interesting and produced a variety of angles. I personally believe people often take advantage of amendments such as the "Freedom of Speech." In the scenario with the art student, the teacher had them sign something prior to the project which he signed so I have no sympathy. He argued about a Buddha in the classroom of a teacher that taught religion, yet it was educational material for the subject not something projecting the educator's specific view. I'm sure had that teacher signed a document indicating that he/she was not to have religious material in their classroom...they wouldn't have it in the classroom. I'm glad our amendments are there to protect our rights, I'm just afraid they get abused too often.Rpaige (talk) 15:54, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

I really enjoyed reading your article, it was very interesting and easy to read. In the media, there have been numerous cases of teachers taking advantage of their position and abusing their students. Sometimes I wonder if the media is not at fault too for glorifying the acts committed and the people who commit them against children. Why I am saying this is because how many times do we remember the victim? As for 1st Amendment rights...I think that some people in our country take advantage of the amendments. I do not think this is what are forefathers had in mind when they wrote the Constitution. If religion is not allowed in school, then we should abide by those rules set in place. However, some have gone above and beyond that to include the Pledge Allegience to the Flag. Since all countries have their own flag and customs, why is it that this country cannot show pride in their flag and customs...is it because they are too worried that they will offend someone who is not from our country? Anyway, I think you did a great job presenting the information.Scarlett1 (talk) 02:33, 10 August 2009 (UTC)