Lois, you have hit the nail-on-head. Jimmy ************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Teachers > Today's teachers are overworked, underpaid and unappreciated! Today's > children are out of control because of 2-income parents. Sometimes, I > long > for good old days! We need to go back to 1-room school house where > reading, > writing & arithmetic are in full blast. My thinking is that if you know > the > 3 Rs, you can learn or do anything! > Lois > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 5:49 PM > Subject: [GEORGIA] Teachers > > >> Wow, why look as far back as the 1800,s. Frankly, I think that much had >> not >> been changed until about 1950. >> I signed my first teaching contract in Georgia ( won't name the county) >> in >> 1945. I signed that I would not smoke, drink, dance or get married. >> We were not allowed to even have a cup of coffee. >> My first class was a second and fourth combination with forty-nine >> students. >> I taught reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, history, health, music >> and >> art. Music and art were taught twice weekly. Just a little break. >> And on top of that I had to build a fire in the old pot belly stove for >> heat. >> Guess what, that was my hardest task. >> Students in those days were not passed unless that knew the work. >> In the fourth grade, I had a student that was 15 years old. And would you >> believe, I was only seventeen. >> My professor at Auburn once said, "Teachers are not made, they are born >> teachers" Sure believe that statement. >> One the "Columbus gone but not forgotten" website there is a picture with >> all >> my students and me of that year. >> Please don't ask for the link as my computer hard drive has just been >> wiped >> clean and I lost all my favorites. >> So if someone has that link would sure appreciate getting it. >> >> I graduated from a Jr Teachers College in GA and believe it or not I got >> more >> education that my children did in the 60,s and 70,s with four years. >> Things began to change in 1946, teachers did not have to sign that they >> would >> not marry. Also, in 1947, a teachers lounge was provided for our 15 >> minute >> break and we could have coffee in that room only. >> In the early 1900,s students were taught the major basics and I would >> challenge four year college students to try and pass our seventh and >> eighth grades >> tests. >> When I was in college, I had one test that lasted five hours. >> My how things have changed. Some say students are smarter that in my >> generation. No, that is not true. They might be smarter in higher >> education with all >> the inventions and space knowledge, and it is true they are more street >> wise >> but when it comes to adding, subtracting, reading and very important, >> history, >> past history of this nation, they in my opinion, "dumber than dirt" as I >> have >> heard some professors say. >> My, did not mean to give a lecture, but that,s the way it was, folks. >> Pat >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message