tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post2899383068959191740..comments2023-10-18T11:21:07.231-04:00Comments on What I Should Have Said: Wishful Thinking - with a little help from John MayerBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999741671175495307noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-8438852532563251852009-10-08T00:40:53.377-04:002009-10-08T00:40:53.377-04:00I read this on my google reader last week and all ...I read this on my google reader last week and all I could muster up at the time was a big sigh. I'm not in education by any means but as a parent, I can completely relate to everything you said. I'm just sorry that you are the one that has to have a steady diet of it, my kids grew up. Anyway, I (finally) just had to comment because now every time I hear "Say what you mean to say" I think of you. Take care Beth, you are definitely one of the good guys!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709716069713573691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-5910642031075110212009-10-03T22:54:47.953-04:002009-10-03T22:54:47.953-04:00Beth, your ability to keep all that in is a treasu...Beth, your ability to keep all that in is a treasure!! You should be a diplomat. (I haven't managed to master that yet).<br /><br />WELL SAID!Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648306344915919991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-52828297239785757152009-10-03T18:18:49.647-04:002009-10-03T18:18:49.647-04:00Enjoyed catching up today; couldn't agree more...Enjoyed catching up today; couldn't agree more...Deanna Bland Hiott PhD, MSN, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229020466888617645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-77819232663452319252009-10-03T18:04:20.816-04:002009-10-03T18:04:20.816-04:00I do not have enough self control to be involved i...I do not have enough self control to be involved in educating children - how you have not throttled a neglectful parent yet speaks volume about your character.<br /><br />I would have already been locked up.<br /><br />YOU make a difference.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00084508582913500810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-86327843131054453492009-10-03T14:54:42.587-04:002009-10-03T14:54:42.587-04:00Wow, that's a lot to sit quietly on. I'm n...Wow, that's a lot to sit quietly on. I'm not surprised you need to get some things off your chest. That's really sad about the duct tape and the mean students--you are right to ask who taught them that that was ok. I hope your venting helped.Frogs in my formulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588651443689809504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-42189221752299045592009-10-02T23:27:14.254-04:002009-10-02T23:27:14.254-04:00I am still thinking about curriculum night and how...I am still thinking about curriculum night and how few parents actually showed up. It was a fairly predicable turnout. <br /><br />Sad that so few parents can take an hour or two of their time to learn more about their child's education. If parents fail to show an interest in learning, it is no wonder that their kids turn out as they are, but with fancy cellphone, I-pod, etc. <br /><br />There are only so many jobs available at BK for those who have no interest in learning.Carma Sezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897159620671834070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-75792864411127944352009-10-02T16:25:20.644-04:002009-10-02T16:25:20.644-04:00Duct tape doesn't sound so bad when compared t...Duct tape doesn't sound so bad when compared to the stupid parents who tied their son to a tree in their yard to punish him and he died from exposure. What are these people thinking? Oh, that's right. They don't think, or rather, they don't think like normal people. I still say no one should be allowed to have a single child until they've gotten a liscense and passed a parent test with honors; for each child!<br /><br />You keep on ranting Beth, otherwise you'll get ulcers and you don't want to go there. <br /><br />And remember, when it gets too bad, you always have a room at my house to get away from it all... and you can bring the whole family.<br />xoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-15080622729413876832009-10-02T13:28:18.678-04:002009-10-02T13:28:18.678-04:00great post and a great song! i imagine the world w...great post and a great song! i imagine the world would be a much different place if we were about to say what we mean to say...the comments on parents resonates with what i do...i pretty much tell them though, because that is what i am there for luckily...feel your rant!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-63923573197419199072009-10-02T11:10:53.651-04:002009-10-02T11:10:53.651-04:00Beth - I wrote a donorschoose proposal last year f...Beth - I wrote a donorschoose proposal last year for whiteboards and dry erase markers (and it got funded). That's how broke our district is. People need to get creative with this stuff. Complaining is oh-so-uncreative.<br /><br />However, if you would like to submit a creative rant that will be therapeutically beneficial to YOU, I'd love to post it. xxoocheatymoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328903955238115971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-29379489668502121942009-10-02T11:05:13.465-04:002009-10-02T11:05:13.465-04:00Well, at least it's Friday and you have the we...Well, at least it's Friday and you have the weekend to recharge ?<br /><br />Great post, and although my kids are all grown, it's still nice to know there are educators like you out there. We need you guys.<br /><br />It's obvious you wear your Big Girl Panties- why doesn't everyone else pull theirs up and get on with it?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417120299405154570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-9447922634959178332009-10-02T08:54:20.442-04:002009-10-02T08:54:20.442-04:00Do you have any input regarding the teachers who w...Do you have any input regarding the teachers who work at your school? It doesn't sound like it. That is a shame. Maybe you need to look at the teachers who are immature as little children in grownup bodies and give them rewards for good behavior. But that would take time and energy from your actual job. I have such fond memories of elementary school principals who helped ignite a fire to read and learn in my children and my children still talk about them and are grateful for them. You must one of them.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-6250379575058980422009-10-02T08:00:14.674-04:002009-10-02T08:00:14.674-04:00Keep on ranting. It keeps you healthy.Keep on ranting. It keeps you healthy.The Peach Tarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587235197620014751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-33557566774849709102009-10-02T06:05:20.050-04:002009-10-02T06:05:20.050-04:00Oh, AMEN to so much here! I wish I could say soooo...Oh, AMEN to so much here! I wish I could say sooooooo many of those things too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-4705102511469337982009-10-02T05:57:18.107-04:002009-10-02T05:57:18.107-04:00I know that, Beth, I can just tell. You are like m...I know that, Beth, I can just tell. You are like me, you are too sensitive to be the focal point for criticism and bullshit.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158978490041796686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-73960548544600951352009-10-02T05:50:40.557-04:002009-10-02T05:50:40.557-04:00What a great post. Hopefully these are the except...What a great post. Hopefully these are the exception to the rule. I'm hoping that my daughter's first grade teacher was just having a rough day when she threatened to glue her friend to her chair.Christine Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783180729146518061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-9610516182904260802009-10-02T05:43:43.638-04:002009-10-02T05:43:43.638-04:00Hit 40 - You are right on about some of the parent...Hit 40 - You are right on about some of the parents. Some of them are downright bullies.<br /><br />DK - You are brilliant! I think I'll write my congressman.<br /><br />Goddess - You always know the right thing to say.<br /><br />Otin - I am beginning to think I'm not cut out for the crap.<br /><br />Creepy - Right on!<br /><br />Mrs. K - There is no way your principal says some of the things I think. No way. I think it might be illegal.<br /><br />Jan - You couldn't have said it better! Duct tape is never the answer when it comes to discipline.<br /><br />K13 - Oh, your eyes will be opened. Just work to not become jaded. The jaded ones lose a lot of compassion for the kids.<br /><br />Midwest Mommy - When I wrote this, I actually worried that people would *get* what I was talking about. I should have had more faith. <br /><br />The Things We Carried - Yes, it does! <br /><br />Pseudo - Good idea. Maybe I'll have some time this evening to write and email it to Movie. As for the whiners at my school, I've used you as an example several times. "You think things are hard here just because we don't have extra money for dry erase markers? I have a friend in Hawaii who is being furloughed SEVENTEEN days." It has shut every one of them up.<br /><br />sun lover - You just brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for your kind words.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999741671175495307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-37042394153378210952009-10-02T01:51:01.660-04:002009-10-02T01:51:01.660-04:00Oh how I wish the day will come that you really wi...Oh how I wish the day will come that you really will say what you mean to say. In a perfect world you wouldn't have to earn your retirement because I will have won the lottery and would so pass some money your way just so I could watch you tell all to take this job and shove it and say what you should have said all along. <br /><br />My hope for you, is for you know that you are loved. Your dedication to disassociated parents, whinny teachers and those spineless supervisors does not go unnoticed. <br /><br />♥sun loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08177142568167014934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-72607966289683781152009-10-02T01:02:10.561-04:002009-10-02T01:02:10.561-04:00Oh Beth, I do hope you post a blog on Movie's ...Oh Beth, I do hope you post a blog on Movie's unbloggable site. I would love to hear more on each of these ; -) <br /><br />And cut tape? Really?<br /><br />On another note, we had a faculty meeting today to work out a new bell schedule with the 17 furlough Fridays. That was fun. I am so not the whiner. I just ask someone I think has more common sense than me "which one are you voting for?"<br /><br />But the whiners.... they can really make a meeting go longer than necessary.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-9981917988312415912009-10-01T22:35:05.393-04:002009-10-01T22:35:05.393-04:00How is it that we can live in different parts of t...How is it that we can live in different parts of the country but still work at the same exact school!?Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666221134973458983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-42216784384447815112009-10-01T22:05:42.047-04:002009-10-01T22:05:42.047-04:00Sometimes it just feels good to get it off your ch...Sometimes it just feels good to get it off your chest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-83525124185974008752009-10-01T21:54:26.668-04:002009-10-01T21:54:26.668-04:00Are you sure we haven't worked together before...Are you sure we haven't worked together before, lol! I so understand this!!!Laura Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878325934353943862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-68987724156189319242009-10-01T21:38:38.536-04:002009-10-01T21:38:38.536-04:00Oh ick. I bet feeling like that makes for some rea...Oh ick. I bet feeling like that makes for some really long days. Sorry!<br /><br />I also think I might get a taste of some of that myself come next year!*krystyn*https://www.blogger.com/profile/08611182339906918223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-13704491760414143892009-10-01T21:20:12.868-04:002009-10-01T21:20:12.868-04:00Duct tape??? I don't know how to feel about t...<i>Duct tape</i>??? I don't know how to feel about that. Well, yeah - I guess I do.<br /><br />I'm appalled.<br /><br />I understand what it's like to be so frustrated by your child and their actions that you're at a loss as to what to do next. I know what it's like to be so lonely and confused and afraid that you don't know what to do.<br /><br />Duct tape is NOT the answer.<br /><br />Beth, I've said this before, and I'll say it again - I don't know how you do what you do day in and day out.Janhttp://www.janssushibar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-23697586496171601682009-10-01T21:02:33.546-04:002009-10-01T21:02:33.546-04:00duct tape? for real? I love my principal...she say...duct tape? for real? I love my principal...she says it how it is- and we don't mind it at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-32904575129099068942009-10-01T20:56:40.939-04:002009-10-01T20:56:40.939-04:00So... duct tape isn't cool? Crap.
;)So... duct tape isn't cool? Crap.<br /><br />;)Cristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278630444931205359noreply@blogger.com