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Such a sad thing today. Today is the first time I've ever told someone NOT -- HokieGator 10/15/2021 11:27PM Sounds like a good time to open more private schools (if possible). ** -- MikeVT85 10/16/2021 4:33PM Plenty of issues at private schools as well. ** -- vawter85 10/16/2021 5:10PM My wife teaches -- HOKIEVET 10/16/2021 2:24PM I got 2 teacher spankings in the first grade. Parents got on me. -- MikeVT85 10/16/2021 4:39PM Does MCPS have an alternative school? I was asking my sister, in Fauquier -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 12:18PM Montgomery Central for secondary students. -- HokieGator 10/16/2021 12:55PM The sadder thing is that all of this was entirely predictable. -- VTBB 10/16/2021 11:46AM SMH. Not sure how society fixes this. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 12:11PM 1. Stand up and take the school boards back from their current occupants. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 10/16/2021 1:37PM Yes, parents need to reassert control over public education ** -- Vienna_Hokie 10/16/2021 1:57PM The same parents who blame the teachers for the kids' behavior? -- Upwind of uva 10/17/2021 07:46AM Actually yes, lack of engagement is part of why that happens -- Vienna_Hokie 10/17/2021 09:53AM My wife was a teacher and school counselor for 30 years. Biggest -- HokieNLot11 10/16/2021 11:19AM There it is ** -- Newt 10/16/2021 9:15PM My sister was a special ed teacher and quit last year. One of her students -- HokieNoVA 10/16/2021 11:08AM One of my autistic students calls the other kids stupid all day and tells -- HokieGator 10/16/2021 12:58PM Holy goodness. I can’t imagine ANYONE having to deal -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 11:21AM My daughter was high functioning special ed student -- Vienna_Hokie 10/16/2021 11:13AM I completely understand. -- Newt 10/16/2021 10:32AM Then there’s this - -- PhotoHokieNC 10/16/2021 12:41PM We have a permanent sub at our schools too. However sometimes they are out -- HokieGator 10/16/2021 10:43AM "They" have lost touch with what it's like to be in the classroom -- Newt 10/16/2021 12:16PM SMH. That is a system in a slow-motion collapse. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 12:20PM My late wife spent 27yrs teaching mostly 1st grade in Spotsy Va., she loved -- 7Hokie1 10/16/2021 09:49AM I left teaching in the mid 80s. I miss the kids but would -- WestEndHokie39 10/16/2021 09:36AM I love these kids. There are some of the coolest and sweetest kids in my -- HokieGator 10/16/2021 10:06AM I have 3rd and 4th graders in school. -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 09:20AM My daughter is at CMS. Said she saw a kid knock a kid unconscious -- HokieGator 10/16/2021 10:20AM None of that is new in schools. Behavior or punishment. ** -- VTBB 10/16/2021 11:41AM Back in my day this stuff didn’t happen. Way more prevalent now. ** -- YardBird 10/16/2021 12:06PM I went to school in the 80s. Plenty of fights. People got suspended. -- VTBB 10/16/2021 12:20PM EDIT- it may have happened but -- YardBird 10/16/2021 12:07PM We'll, they were all being raised by Tik Tok the last 18 months ** -- JoesterVT 10/16/2021 10:59AM Some of it has become so politically sensitive that it's beyond saving. -- HokieGator 10/16/2021 10:04AM I just... I don’t know what to say. Why is the system failing -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 11:18AM Pretty sure Roanoke Catholic is still looking for a 3rd grade teacher if -- reestuart 10/16/2021 08:48AM I know a lot of Montgomery Co teachers have applied to Radford City schools ** -- HokieGator 10/16/2021 09:13AM How is Radford city different? ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 09:18AM I really don't know. I've never worked anywhere else or even looked. -- HokieGator 10/16/2021 09:36AM Radford schools have a much better reputation -- HokieR 10/16/2021 10:48AM Interesting, trying to suss that one out -- `lag 10/16/2021 11:20AM You may be on to something -- HokieR 10/16/2021 11:26AM C'burg's like that joke about NJ: what exit do you live at? -- `lag 10/16/2021 11:37AM ...and I could see HSG's comment about people staying around a while.. -- `lag 10/16/2021 11:42AM Radford is a great little town. I’m biased though, I like the River, and -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 12:13PM Never really thought about it, still had that VT "sister" school... -- `lag 10/16/2021 12:30PM Yes, that is part of it. Most Radford folk I meet have lived here -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 11:29AM I worked in Christiansburg schools for 12 years and enjoyed it -- HokieGator 10/16/2021 10:56AM What about the reading program is bad? I never considered a reading -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 11:05AM Alexandria just reinstated School Resource Officers -- turkeywinghokie 10/16/2021 08:07AM I am a Loudoun County resident with some limited insider info -- Perk55 10/16/2021 06:57AM You just described the entire country not one county ** -- HokieForever 10/16/2021 11:19AM I wonder if what you are describing in your post is a factor in some of the -- Tuckahokie 10/16/2021 07:26AM A lack of social interactions for a long time -- Vienna_Hokie 10/16/2021 11:09AM Yes, it seems authority means nothing. -- HokieSignGuy 10/16/2021 11:30AM The respect for authorities and just the general -- GreenvilleVT 10/16/2021 07:55AM Nice parenting going on in Loudon too, apparently. ** -- BobG 10/16/2021 06:59AM There’s a multitude there seeking to right that sinking ship. Others are -- PhotoHokieNC 10/16/2021 08:21AM I meant at home. ** -- BobG 10/16/2021 09:17AM So did I. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 10/16/2021 09:52AM Totally understand - my parents were both teachers -- Happy Dog 10/16/2021 06:51AM My Dad was a Teacher/Coach/Administrator...he retired in the mid-80's and -- Tuckahokie 10/16/2021 07:14AM Run. As fast as you can. -- GreenvilleVT 10/16/2021 06:33AM I would encourage her to look at private options then -- One4VT 10/16/2021 04:56AM Has the pay at private schools improved? -- Newt 10/16/2021 10:05AM Dont know but part of the cultural change we are seeing -- One4VT 10/16/2021 9:07PM Also, having to complete a Captcha to finish a post when you've been -- HokieGator 10/15/2021 11:28PM You aren’t the only one- my brother is a special ed t/a and -- YardBird 10/15/2021 11:51PM Also, don't try to do report card comments on a friday night when drinking. ** -- HokieGator 10/15/2021 11:31PMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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