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#52699 - 04/25/03 05:41 PM
School Shooting
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Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 416
Loc: Alexandria, VA
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Since I work for an education association for elementary and middle school principals, yesterday was a busy day for us here as we heard about the 14-year-old who shot his principal then himself, as we later found out that principal died, and so on. It's so upsetting to hear of yet another school shooting. I understand that he actually told a fellow classmate the day before that he was going to shoot the principal. The association I work for has a flyer for parents, and reports for principals on how to ensure that students do tell them about threats like that and that there is a difference bewteen reporting and tattling. I think it is very important to make sure children know that no threat they hear is an idle one anymore, and that when they do hear something like that, it is important that they tell an adult and that the adult understands what to do with that information. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
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#52703 - 05/02/03 02:28 AM
Re: School Shooting
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Registered: 04/04/03
Posts: 32
Loc: Kansas
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before Lupus made it impossible for me to make it through the day... i was a middle school math teacher and let me tell you... I was SCARED!!! the administration would send kids back to my class after they were violent because he didn't want to deal with their parents. I had one kid pierce his eyebrow with a safety pin during my math lesson... so pain meant nothing to him. His father was in prison... his older brother held up a store and he is headed down the same path. We had a bomb scare the day before Columbine and I got more scared each day. When people ask me if i miss teaching.... i tell them "no" Kids are out of control. We don't have them in churches. most families are single parent or both parents have to work around the clock to make ends meet and kids are raised by the sqruare object in the living room....you know the one... TV, Nintendo, Playstation, Xbox....did i miss any? and soon... these kids will be running this country and i will be depending on them as i get weaker and need more benefits on my social security. I am trying hard to keep walking and keep my wits... cuz i see the world heading in a really bad direction...all i have to do is watch the news for a few minutes and it brings more of the same. depressing isn't it? if i didn't have my crocheting and my friends and my hobbies....i'd lose it. oleladee
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#52704 - 05/03/03 09:42 AM
Re: School Shooting
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Registered: 03/06/03
Posts: 6
Loc: Arizona
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Guess I will show my age now. When I grew up I was raised by a single parent, who worked hard to make ends meet. My sisters and I would watch the TUBE but what we saw was non-violent and pre-screened as to what we were allowed to watch. I remember that my peers were what was important and what they said was always right. Where we went to school there was a teacher who started a peer group for kids to just talk. Up front we knew that what was said stayed in the room and if anything that was said was a DTO (danger to others) or DTS (danger to self) would be refered to someone in administration. That provided me with my own out, someplace where I could ask questions, find answers, help if I needed it or empatize with others that were having problems. Because children are raising themselves, for the most part, these days they do not have facts that they need to grow nor do they have anyone with the time to listen. I agree that the world is heading down a dark path but I do believe that one person can change a childs direction if they take the opportunity. Parents even if they both work need to be parents first and the child's friend later. The media jumps right on the story about a school shooting and give the shooter front page headline. I would like to see the same media continue the story but focus on the aftermat of what has happened to those involved. Instead of replaying the crime show how the families of all involved have to adjust(funeral, dreams gone, grief, health, etc.) maybe this reality would show a would be shooter how thier family will feel after they have committed a crime and what thier family will face as being the family of a shooter.
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#52705 - 05/03/03 11:55 PM
Re: School Shooting
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Registered: 02/05/03
Posts: 221
Loc: Clifton, Ks. USA
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I think we have to be careful with reporting on the aftermath, however. Some parents will feel really violated a second time by the ruthless media, out to get a story. There is a time for reporting on the aftermath, but families need a little space to deal with the shock, the pain, and the grief of violent attacks on their families. Moderation is the key, and unfortunately, stories such as these often become a feeding frenzy for a pool of story hungry sharks. It is very frightening watching the news and worrying about our own children or grandchildren and their safety. In the mid 80s, I rode "shotgun" on the Special Education bus in our school district after one of our behaviorally-challenged students threatened the superintendant of schools with a shotgun after he was delivered to his home. I soon realized that this particular student, who was high-school aged, did not respond well to authority figures barking orders at him. Rather, he responded to kindness and respect. If I showed him respect, said please and thank you, he would obey me without question. Occasionally, he might hesitate, and I could see the questions going around in his mind, "What will she do if I disobey?" and "How much can I get away with here?" I never had any serious problems with him at all. And he never made me frightened of him. Perhaps it was that fact alone that won me his respect. I don't know. But it was definitely a learning experience for me.
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