Comments on: Ask Judy:How to create a positive school climate http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/05/ask-judyhow-to-create-a-positive-school-climate/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:14:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: upset parent http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/05/ask-judyhow-to-create-a-positive-school-climate/#comment-7042 upset parent Tue, 05 May 2009 23:57:07 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/05/ask-judyhow-to-create-a-positive-school-climate/#comment-7042 Can you forget about the phone already? what about the keys? what about a simple phone call with an apology from the boys parents? what if all these items were taken from one of teacher's pocketbook? or the principal? i am pretty sure it would be handle on a different level. Can you forget about the phone already? what about the keys? what about a simple phone call with an apology from the boys parents? what if all these items were taken from one of teacher’s pocketbook? or the principal? i am pretty sure it would be handle on a different level.

]]> By: Rebecca http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/05/ask-judyhow-to-create-a-positive-school-climate/#comment-7022 Rebecca Tue, 05 May 2009 19:24:25 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/05/ask-judyhow-to-create-a-positive-school-climate/#comment-7022 "Debate among readers ranged from blaming the incident on the student for bringing a forbidden cell phone to school, to the school’s not having the personnel to adjudicate incidents." In none of the postings does the student receive blame for the theft (which, it turns out was not characterized as such by the parent). That one of the missing items was a cell phonoe was merely an explanation as to why the incident wouldn't have been a top priority in my school. I understand that websites with advertising try to be controversial to get more visitors, and I understand the desire to keep the excitement going by extending the topic another week. However, please don't foster the animosity already in existence due to the entire system being top heavy. There are real people with real hearts and heads and skins sending their children to school *and* teaching our children. “Debate among readers ranged from blaming the incident on the student for bringing a forbidden cell phone to school, to the school’s not having the personnel to adjudicate incidents.”

In none of the postings does the student receive blame for the theft (which, it turns out was not characterized as such by the parent). That one of the missing items was a cell phonoe was merely an explanation as to why the incident wouldn’t have been a top priority in my school.

I understand that websites with advertising try to be controversial to get more visitors, and I understand the desire to keep the excitement going by extending the topic another week. However, please don’t foster the animosity already in existence due to the entire system being top heavy. There are real people with real hearts and heads and skins sending their children to school *and* teaching our children.

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