tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post2329517471373774621..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: I Wish My Teacher Knew by Kyle SchwartzLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-8214738153879663132016-08-01T12:01:02.388-05:002016-08-01T12:01:02.388-05:00Thank you so much for your for your review of my b...Thank you so much for your for your review of my book! I am so encouraged to see the messages I was trying to convey came across so clearly for you. I know so many dedicated teachers and educators and they are the biggest source of hope for the changes that need to be made in our education system. Every child deserves and excellent education! -Kyle SchwartzAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734538063874440212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-11432428069611189702016-07-30T15:40:37.803-05:002016-07-30T15:40:37.803-05:00I'm sure it was a source of anger & frustr...I'm sure it was a source of anger & frustration. One saving grace. Some of the needier children & classes have some of the most dedicated teachers. I work with that class because the teacher invited me in. I've seen what she does, and how she cares. She's wonderful.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-52005498171494458912016-07-30T14:41:22.821-05:002016-07-30T14:41:22.821-05:00Jackie taught for 28 years and worked another 8 ou...Jackie taught for 28 years and worked another 8 outside the classroom as an administrator/teacher trainer/social studies coordinator (etc.), though still getting paid on a teacher line. She deliberately took the "ordinary" classes rather than the "gifted" and it was always a tremendous source of anger and frustration to her how much more resources went to the well off areas with the more vocal parents rather than the ones who needed it more.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-36858353286580101612016-07-30T11:06:55.938-05:002016-07-30T11:06:55.938-05:00Marce, I don't know. But, you're right. It...Marce, I don't know. But, you're right. It's sad that children no longer come from the type of "safe, loving" home where I grew up. I think you're right. I liked your comment that it's a worldly book. Thank you.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-41646423380362684632016-07-30T10:21:28.339-05:002016-07-30T10:21:28.339-05:00I'm not from the US but I think this book is w...I'm not from the US but I think this book is worldly. I am very intrigued. Communities are changing and it is hard to know how to be part of the change. Our children do not come from a 'safe, loving' home, how did this change though. <br /><br />I may be a little heartbroken reading this but such an amazing concept, I will keep it on my Wishlist to decide and if I would share it with teachers. Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-65822694289101481912016-07-30T08:53:39.467-05:002016-07-30T08:53:39.467-05:00Deb, I agree with you, and I don't find it pes...Deb, I agree with you, and I don't find it pessimistic. I find it realistic. And, I only know a smidgeon from what those little ones have told me. I certainly haven't heard or seen what you have. That's OK. Someone needs to be on a soapbox on their behalf.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-30257434110921593752016-07-30T08:18:19.722-05:002016-07-30T08:18:19.722-05:00I work in a public high school as an aide in a cla...I work in a public high school as an aide in a classroom for special needs students. Prior to this assignment, I had been a library aide in both an elementary and a junior high school. It can't be overemphasized enough how chaotic the lives of many of our young people are. It's hard to focus on learning when you don't know if there will be food in your home over the weekend, or if you have a place to sleep tonight, or if you'll be able to bathe or shower at wherever you are spending the night, or if your parent/grandparent or other adult who has legal responsibility for you will even be at home. These students did not create the world they're forced to live in, but many people (including politicians and those who control school funding) act as if it's the students' fault that their home lives make it impossible to study, to learn, to succeed. I hate to be a pessimist, but I don't see us mustering the political will to work on ameliorating these issues anytime soon.<br /><br />/Dismounting soapbox now.Debnoreply@blogger.com