Okay...

[crysthewolf]

I ALMOST got excited about the super bowl coming to Indy... sorry sports fans... until I read this.

=( Sorry John, but I'd rather see people put millions and millions of dollars into the actual ACADEMIC PROGRAMS at Tech and other area high schools, not just into the sports programs.

Granted, sports keep kids out of a lot of trouble. In some cases, though, they get them INTO more trouble. Yes, kids are expected to maintain a certain GPA to stay in sports programs. BUT, if the sports programs at the school aren't doing too well and the team is about to lose a star player, high school coaches ARE NOT above pressuring teachers to change grades. What does this teach kids? That you can bully other people to get ahead. There's society for you.

So we put out millions of dollars to watch big burly guys throw a ball around and beat the shit out of each other, but what are we actually LEARNING about the world? Indiana has one of the worst school systems in the US, and the US ain't doin' too hot by international standards in regards to education.

So our solution to this is to spend taxpayer money to build a big ass stadium so we can host the superbowl, so we can spend MORE taxpayer money to build a big ass stadium that we'll eventually give to the only IPS high school that even BOTHERS with an academic standard?

Sorry, but I'm not impressed.

*sigh* Ask me again why I don't like sports.

Love,
Crystal

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[astria.livejournal.com]

They have some rather good teachers, actually. I always hate hearing at work how people bitch about teachers doing things like sending kids home or writing them up, but quite frankly, that's the administration. If the teachers fail to do these things, they are reprimanded or fired. My dad once got reprimanded because he did not report a kid for swearing in class. This is why I point the finger back at Dr. White. He relies too much on administration and not enough on classroom level management. Teachers have to keep watching their back for bureacratic red tape being hurled at their backs. Hell, my dad used to volunteer his time to run an after-school chess club, but the school decided that they didn't want the liability of kids being there after class time and told him he had to shut it down.

[crysthewolf.livejournal.com]

*nods* good point.

Yeah I guess the big problem I have IS with the administration. But the problem is that the administration PUNISHES GOOD teachers and REWARDS bad ones, for the most part.

Granted, there are exceptions, but my brother and I both went to IPS and I've watched several teacher friends go through their bullshit. It's all just ludicrious to me.

[astria.livejournal.com]

This is why my dad has applied to a Catholic school, as well as one of the township systems.