True- but some kids have to be taught respect and that respect is not taught at home as parents do onot set the example before the kids!! They do not respect each other!! Harold Stephens --- Joseph Cercy <[email protected]> wrote: > Respect has to be earned. > > > >From: "Ayers, B. J." <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Teachers > >Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:42:59 -0400 > > > >Let's go back to the olden days of RESPECTING > TEACHERS, ADULTS, and all > >persons of Authority. > >We Feared the thought of a Teachers rage-[with the > *BIG FAT YARD > >STICK*]! > >Of being sent to the Principals office, but Most of > All... > >The "A**-Whipping's", by at least three or four of > the *Neighbor > >Ladies*, or your *Aunt*, Grandma, or others, on > your long walk home thru > >the neighborhood..."Then MOMMA"...!! > > > >All the mothers, I think said the same thing, "How > dare you embarrass > >the family, and your' mother !!! YES, we all heard > it loud and clear, we > >did-Not act up in class! respect, morals, > discipline...where have they > >gone??? > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > >On Behalf Of Betty lovell > >Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 4:44 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Teachers > > > >The calculator did away with adding and > subtraction. It's not in the > >gray > >matter. > >Betty > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Kemis Massey" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 9:51 PM > >Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Teachers > > > > > > > http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/georgia/ > > > ----- 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: > 268.13.7/488 - Release Date: > >10/19/06 > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/458 > - Release Date: > >9/27/2006 > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >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 > === message truncated ===