Yeah, Laura has to carry teacher's "malpractice" insurance, of all things.
Can you believe that crap?  Ah, well,  Western "democracies" are no better
than totalitarian governments--they only have one tool to fix all problems:
a hammer.  Public Education "worked" for the masses when decisions were made
at the local level.  Now State Boards of Education and the Feds have to
micro-manage every thing that happens in the classroom.  Not every social
ill can be fixed by a social "program".

-----Original Message-----
From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 6:28 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Formal Education - Inclusion


the way things are today, i'd hate to be a teacher.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby Greer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 5:55 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Formal Education - Inclusion


Lee,

    Iam 63 and went I 1st went to school there were no special ed. classes.
My first grade teacher(Mrs. Burke, I stilll remember her name) hugged me
every day. Did it make me feel good? You bet it did. Did it affect me? I am
finishing a 33 year career as a teacher. We need more Mrs. Burke's, but
sadly, today she might be accused of sexual exploitation, or worse!

Bobby



In a message dated 3/26/01 10:04:11 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Is there anything you (a person with c.p.) would have liked your teachers
to know, to be more sensitive to, or is there anything you would like to say
to schools in general that could have made your time in school more
beneficial?  What do you think about, or do you want to comment on the
growing movement toward inclusion of ALL students into the general ed.
classroom?  Or you could just make comments or statements regarding c.p. and
school at any  >>