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garsyt -> RE: Teachers Job Interview (6/19/2009 3:24:39 PM)
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Public and Private School Support
Discuss the local PTA, or issues within your public or private school here.
This is what belongs in this thread.
I KNOW many many teachers in several different midwest school districts. NONE of them have EVER been told they are not allowed to pray for themselves, for their students, or for their schools. Not a one. What I DON'T want teachers in my kids' public schools doing is leading MY children in prayer or telling my kids they can't say a silent prayer before a test or their lunch or whenever, as long as it is not interrupting class time or some other student.
I personally do not want teacher or administrator lead prayer in my kids public school. I'd rather have a moment of silence - like we have now.
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You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning. I want my kid's teachers to correct disruptive behavior, notice when something isn't right with a student, CARE if some student appears dirty and isn't wearing clean clothes, CARES if someones t-shirt is not appropriate for school AND that the kids come out of that classroom ready to learn. AND YES they are allowed to pray - just not lead MY child in prayer.
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You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, Yes I want them to notice if things aren't appearing normal and if that means checking a backpack if warranted then YES! quote:
wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, I sure has anything want my kids teachers to notice if something isn't right AND do what they can to get a child the help they need! quote:
and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride. A child that isn't just a number or a body in a classroom to a teacher and is NOTICED by the teacher for the good they are doing will learn that they are somebody and YES that is important. AND YES they can pray for their jobs and their students and schools! They just can't impose their brand of faith on MY child.
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You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job. Sure - why not? AND once again it is the teachers religious freedom to pray for themselves, their students and their school, they just can't lead a classroom of students of a variety of faiths or sometimes of no faith at all in prayer.
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You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams. In the district my kids attend - IF there is a suspicion of headlice in a classroom ALL the kids are checked - BY the district nurse and NOT the teacher. I would hope a teacher would realize when a students behavior is in question and do what they can to get the kid some help, and I WANT the teachers to do all they can to make sure my kids and others to pass their tests and remain, at least at grade level! AND YES if they feel the need to pray for themselves and their students and their school, they are so allowed to do so - just not leading the class or out loud in the classroom. God still hears the quiet and silent prayers! He hasn't lost his hearing!
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You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, Absolutely - with the help of special needs professionals and help from parents and administration to the best ability of the student!
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and communicate regularly with their parents in English, French, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card. Now it may seem like a lot of work but communication is KEY and I admire teachers that can communicate and does with parents despite how hard it is! And still teachers are allowed to pray for themselves, their students, their families, and their schools! They just can't lead the classroom of students who may be of 18 different faiths in a general prayer. That would be over stepping their bounds to me.
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You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps. With this I agree! Schools are horribly underfunded in many areas, and many teachers across our country are horribly underpaid.
BUT IF a teacher is ever told they are not allowed to pray for themselves, their students, their jobs or their schools - they are being LIED to. Just so it doesn't interrupt class time and the teacher is not leading a full classroom of several different faiths in a prayer based on their faith then they are more then LEGALLY okay to do so.
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You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . . I CAN'T PRAY?? “
THAT is what I had trouble with. I mean really - who's to tell a teacher or any other school employee they can't pray while they are driving to school or before the kids arrive, or during their prep period. I know of dozens of teachers that do this sort of thing EVERY day and the administration likely doesn't care or wouldn't know in the first place.
Blessings,
Garsy
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