Every Child Deserves a Chance!

Our education system focuses on 'No Child Left Behind' . . . well, they need to also focus on the fact that 'Every Child Deserves a Chance!'. 

Schools and administrations say athletics is educational.  Well, then teach the students something instead of cutting them down and making them think they are worthless because they don't understand or lose.  If you lose a game, so what...teach the students something good out of that loss.  If you win a game, great!...teach the students to not be boastful, instead be grateful for the win and humble.  And I'm sorry, screaming and yelling at the kids because they mess up on the court or playing field is NOT educational!  Unless of course you want your children to learn how to scream and yell at others and show no respect.  Teachers should be uplifting not cutters to the core.  Children have enough problems at home; they don't need or deserve it at school too.

Over the last several years I, along with many, have watched school systems across the country change; change for no good I will add.  I can't go into this saying everything in our public schools is bad, because it's not.  There are still some great teachers in public schools.  But, those great teachers have their hands tied because of all the (stupid) reform and change going on in our schools; change and reform that is not good.  Students can't be disciplined to make a difference - the children rule the schools - cell phones need to go out the window for students and administration - PDA is running rampant - oh the list goes on. 

People, we need to get back to basics in education; the basic principle that EVERY child deserves a chance, EVERY child should be treated equally, EVERY child should be held to a higher standard of learning, EVERY child needs an education, EVERY child should hit the floor or the field if they play team sports (hello, it's team not a few), EVERY child should feel accepted by their teachers . . . EVERY!

I don't care if that child is physically slower than some (I've been there, I know the feeling), if they are on the team they play.  I don't care if that child isn't the first to the board during math relays, they deserve the same respect and education too. 

Teachers and administrators (again, not all are in the wrong profession) you need to remember YOU are the adult and you're no longer a child/student/buddy-chummy!  YOU set the bar for standards in the school.  If YOU act like a child then what do you think those students are going to act like?  If YOU show little or no respect, how do you think the students are going to treat other teachers and students?  If YOU run your mouth about students or teachers to other students, what do you think the students are going to do with the information? On the other hand, if YOU come to your job, enjoy it and show care, oh what a difference you'll make in changing the lives of the students.  This will make the students want to be there and want to get their education and want to better themselves!  Statistics prove we become who we're around . . .

So many students live a life of hell at home.  Schools nationwide should be a safe place filled with teachers/administrators who want to be there for those students, care for them, and encourage them to do better and achieve greatness.  We live in a lost and dying world that is in such a downward spiral it's scary.  Just like our economy and government needs a reform, so do our schools.  The government has just a tight a hold on the schools that it does the people.  It only takes one teacher/administrator to step out on faith and break the cycle that is ruining our schools.  Thus, making it impossible for respect-team playing-education to even be in the building.  Schools are becoming a glorified baby-sitter and just a place to store the children while moms and dads are elsewhere.  UGG!  It gripes me that US students are far behind other nations in education.  We live in the greatest country in the world.  We should want greatness for our children as well instead of dumbing down their education!!

EVERY child deserves a chance.  Until we all get back to the reality of this our education system will continue to go down the tubes in chaos and destruction and take our children with it!

Until next time . . .