Frazz by Jef Mallett for May 05, 2012

“My cyberdog ate my homework.”

I am one of those wise and experienced older teachers who would have seen through that.

The younger generation forgets that our generation invented the vast majority of this new technology that they like to think baffles us.

Teachers can smell BS……. much like new parents can smell baby poo….

That’s the type of tenured teacher you can get with unions.

mm… my e-READER doesn’t do math — nor does it allow me to print or e-mail. It isn’t a PHONE, you know.

@John Smith: that old generation lady built her own computers when the young one was still in diapers. Some invented computer technology, but many others used it without user friendly interfaces and flashing buttons to show you where to click. Young ones are users – and can beat me at that game – but put a screwdriver in their hand… (evil grin)

The kid is a natural for the HelpDesk.

And where would he find such a school? Magnet schools are being shut down all over the country, and most kids have no choice about what school they attend. The brightest and best have to stay in the classes with the D level kids. Otherwise it would be discrimination.

Yes. In the Star Trek movie.

@USAFMSGT: You can get teachers like that from ANY system. Just because she is not hep on technology does NOT mean she cannot teach or that her students do not learn.

Ahhh, the facade of public education in the US. We really have private education masquerading as public education. We choose where we live and then go to the schools that are near where we live [except for forced bus rides, but that’s another issue].

If you want your kids to go to a “good” school, you have to buy [or rent] a house in a neighborhood that gets your kid into that school. And, you have to pay the taxes/rent that go along with that school.