Comments on: A ‘learning experience’ http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Richard Aubrey http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/#comment-33441 Richard Aubrey Tue, 15 May 2007 01:47:46 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/05/14/a-learning-experience/#comment-33441 This could have been a tragedy, if one of the kids had had an asthma attack or fallen in panicked flight and been hurt. Or it could have been beneficial if some adult not in on the thing had caught the teacher playing the gunman and broken his effing neck. And then started in on the rest of the teachers. Ah, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. This could have been a tragedy, if one of the kids had had an asthma attack or fallen in panicked flight and been hurt.
Or it could have been beneficial if some adult not in on the thing had caught the teacher playing the gunman and broken his effing neck. And then started in on the rest of the teachers.
Ah, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

]]> By: Myrtle http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/#comment-33440 Myrtle Mon, 14 May 2007 23:58:43 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/05/14/a-learning-experience/#comment-33440 If a parent did this with their child Child Protective Services would call it abusive. In general making children believe that they are about to die is emotionally abusive. The typical defense for abusive behavior is not infrequently, "I was just trying to teach her a lesson. What?!" I would not begrudge these parents for wanting to make a criminal (rather than civil) complaint. If a parent did this with their child Child Protective Services would call it abusive. In general making children believe that they are about to die is emotionally abusive. The typical defense for abusive behavior is not infrequently, “I was just trying to teach her a lesson. What?!”

I would not begrudge these parents for wanting to make a criminal (rather than civil) complaint.

]]> By: Walter E. Wallis http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/#comment-33439 Walter E. Wallis Mon, 14 May 2007 23:04:22 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/05/14/a-learning-experience/#comment-33439 The actors are lucky none of the kids was aware of my philosophy. The actors are lucky none of the kids was aware of my philosophy.

]]> By: wahoofive http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/#comment-33438 wahoofive Mon, 14 May 2007 21:42:40 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/05/14/a-learning-experience/#comment-33438 The whole point of drills is to develop a set of lifesaving habits under non-panic circumstances so that they will be automatic in emergency conditions. This was the complete opposite, and definitely counterproductive. The whole point of drills is to develop a set of lifesaving habits under non-panic circumstances so that they will be automatic in emergency conditions. This was the complete opposite, and definitely counterproductive.

]]> By: D. Doherty http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/#comment-33437 D. Doherty Mon, 14 May 2007 19:42:17 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/05/14/a-learning-experience/#comment-33437 What a great idea: Scaring the daylights out of little kids. What's next: Screaming "FIRE" in the school auditorium during a holiday pageant? I wonder what the hiring criteria was for the teachers and admin who did this: Mirror fogging? Pulse? Clearly intelligence and reasoning did not make the list. What a great idea: Scaring the daylights out of little kids. What’s next: Screaming “FIRE” in the school auditorium during a holiday pageant?

I wonder what the hiring criteria was for the teachers and admin who did this: Mirror fogging? Pulse? Clearly intelligence and reasoning did not make the list.

]]> By: Don Singleton http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/#comment-33436 Don Singleton Mon, 14 May 2007 18:12:45 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/05/14/a-learning-experience/#comment-33436 <strong>Teachers stage fake gunman attack on sixth-graders...</strong> Any teacher or other educator that thinks that that was a "learning experience" should be fired, and very possibly should go to prison.... Teachers stage fake gunman attack on sixth-graders…

Any teacher or other educator that thinks that that was a “learning experience” should be fired, and very possibly should go to prison….

]]> By: jmw http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/#comment-33435 jmw Mon, 14 May 2007 16:01:09 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/05/14/a-learning-experience/#comment-33435 It would be interesting (and very telling) to learn whether any of the other teachers (knowing of the "drill" or not) acted to protect the students. It would be interesting (and very telling) to learn whether any of the other teachers (knowing of the “drill” or not) acted to protect the students.

]]> By: allen http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/#comment-33434 allen Mon, 14 May 2007 13:39:10 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/05/14/a-learning-experience/#comment-33434 <i>That Scales Elementary administrators have a tendency to confuse stupidity with learning.</i> I think that's a little unfair. After all, as public education administrative personnel, they've never had much of a reason to recognize learning. It could have been an honest mistake. Perhaps children trembling with terror and crying were, to the unpracticed eye of the assistant principal, thought to be learning a valuable lesson. That Scales Elementary administrators have a tendency to confuse stupidity with learning.

I think that’s a little unfair. After all, as public education administrative personnel, they’ve never had much of a reason to recognize learning.

It could have been an honest mistake. Perhaps children trembling with terror and crying were, to the unpracticed eye of the assistant principal, thought to be learning a valuable lesson.

]]> By: Margaret http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/05/a-learning-experience/#comment-33433 Margaret Mon, 14 May 2007 13:11:18 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/05/14/a-learning-experience/#comment-33433 "The circumstance that occurred" - love the passive voice. It just happened, no one is responsible... “The circumstance that occurred” – love the passive voice. It just happened, no one is responsible…

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