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By: meliser

meliser — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:31:23 +0000

When it comes down to it….rules are made for a reason. Rules are made to prevent things from happening and they are made to rectify what may have happened in the past. I am not sure if it is fortunate or unfortunate that we live in a time when teachers and students “hanging out” is not exactly acceptable. Some may think that if this is allowed there wouldn’t be anything to rebel against and then things would be ok. When I started teaching I was almost 23, and the administration at the time was COMPLETELY against teachers and students having ccontact outside of the classroom. We could meet after class but only until 3:30 and someone would walk around and monitor. Teachers were not allowed to go to the dorms, for any reason. The following year we had new administration and you could bring the students to your house for a slumber party if you wanted. You just had to “sign them out.” There was one teacher in particular that would take a bunch of students to dinner then to the mall then they would hang out in their pajamas and watch movies, etc. Even though something like that was permitted….how ridiculously unprofessional!

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By: Sarah Reaser

Sarah Reaser — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:48:59 +0000

I am not sure if firing that teacher was too steep or not. I would say she deserved to be fired only because she blatantly disregarded the schools policies. She obviously was dedicated to her students but I don’t think she was setting a very good example by doing that. I agree with Christie. After twenty-two years of teaching she should have known what the policies were in her school and she should have followed them.

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By: christiedeanna

christiedeanna — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:21:51 +0000

I would have to agree that firing her was a little steep. And like you, in high school, we were always allowed to stay after school and work on any projects that we wanted/had to. I don’t recall anyone ever leaving school and driving to lunch with a teacher though, but I’m sure it probably happened. We did have some teachers that allowed students to go to their house which I think is a bit extreme. I feel it also depends on where you come from though. Some schools are more strict than others, maybe if they are located in an urban setting as compared to rural. I could be wrong, I have no proof of that. I do feel that this teacher made mistakes, and after teaching for that many years, she should have known the rules of the school and taken responsibility for her actions rather than giving the superintendent trouble.