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I have a habit of asking such a question when I already know the answer.
Maybe it is an Allosaurus (means "different lizard") off the wall kinda thing.

What's hilarious is HOW EASY it is to fix this stuff.
First, age should be secondary for choosing the class difficulty.

Take the students, and sort them by ABILITY. The TOP tranche of students are held to a higher standard. At the 1 or 2 lowest levels, we DOUBLE the teachers, add "aids/volunteers/police officers (if needed)". Because most of the disruptive behavior is here.

And then you TEACH to a group of kids that have SIMILAR skills.
The teachers in the middle get bonuses based on how many kids move UP.
Teachers are allowed to push kids down a notch for failure to perform, or disruption.

Within each "tranche" you compare them to those that came before them in that tranche, and set the pace. BUT TEACH to engage the students where they are.

The end result, someone like me would end up in:
1) High Math Classes
2) Lower Reading Classes (Dyslexia, etc)
3) Average to low English Classes
4) Average History, etc.

But I would have been more engaged. Instead, I scored > 80% in everything on the ACT.
Except ENGLISH, where I Scored a 9% (91% of kids taking that test did better than I did. I underscored ALL of the English as a second language kids, LOL)

The logic is simple. It's hard to soar like an eagle when you are flying with turkeys.
Likewise, when there is pure chaos everyday in class, it's hard to get the attention you need to actually improve. You just want the PAIN to end.

I was lucky that I asked a teacher for help, and in my senior year of HS, he helped me go BACK to my 9th grade english text book, and redo EVERY assignment, accelerated. Then 10th grade, then 11th grade. By the end of the year, I was working on 12th grade English. He graded me based on the work I was doing, catching up. And he was clear. The first time I Dropped the ball, he was out.

Oh, and then he gave me the cheat code for learning... Which I have shared MANY MANY times... Thanks to him. May he R.I.P.

Because it was......close to the truth? Thought that one was really funny.. almost to close to the truth...

Watching NYC - after what has happened in such a short time, do not think it will take all that long that the show will go on...

All it takes is one. One young girl in Russia did it. So can your student.

Regarding meme #3 top row~~what a great punchline!
Eating popcorn meme #6 top row? Is that watching justice being served? Or is it karma?
Over the hill divorced old dino perceives middle-aged women to be attractive and younger uns out of reach.
Still like looking, though. Or the only reason I like channel surfing over to TV wrestling.
Last meme bottom row? Why did I laugh when that was so mean?

I'll never see Angus the same again - sad about the beef burgers, LOL. Uh yeah on the coffee. Pop a lot of corn watching NYC play out - they will not learn, but the show will go on a long time. ALL good ones, OUC! Thanks for starting my day!

Good call, FFA. After reading your note, I made a quick visit to their site, which tries to pretend to be neutral, but it looks more like a smoke screen for another gun control ploy. I should have done that first.

On number 16 (Federal funding for communism):
The communists in NY, Kalifornia and elsewhere are absolutely DEPENDING in the Federal government to bail them out when things go sour. The only way they can be secure is if the entire US goes Communist and there's nowhere for the non-communists to go. This is their long term objective. There can be NO Federal support for failed communist states. Sit back with some popcorn, and let them crash and burn.

I never wanted to teach high school. I kind if fell into it from being an adjunct in Texas. Teaching is both wonderful and disgusting. It is wonderful when you get a student who cares and tries. Teaching is disgusting when Adminstration puts pressure on teachers to pass undeserving students. Last year I was forced to pass one who did not come to class but 1 day out of the last 9 weeks.

A royal batch, D. While OUC takes care of his Linda, you have been putting a truth batch into play as always. Carl, give Linda my love and I hope you both can catch a break soon!

Last run before the Taggart Bridge becomes a casualty. One chance to ride the greatest achievement man has ever built before it crumbles beneath an avalanche of drones who pretend they are free. That greatest achievement? The United States of America.

Great! I wait for those funnies every week. Thanks for putting so much time and effort and imagination into them!!!

"How did MN go from THIS to THIS?"

Answer: By Electing THIS

I think it makes a better meme.

Well, keep in mind, the Media controls what we see and hear. So they show what they want people to believe. That this is acceptable.
NOTICE since USAID was taken down... RAP songs are not so much in the top 10.
Culture was being altered for the FEW against the many!

I always wanted to teach.
Then I spent 1yr doing it... And realized...

I always wanted to teach people who are willing to learn.

Unfortunately, those are RARE students.

IMO. A grade school teacher has ONE job. That is to get children to LOVE TO LEARN.

Without learning, we are lost.
[We are HERE!]

I'll be honest, this one scares me a lot more than the other two.

That "Coincidentally" meme is one of my all-time favorites. I crack up every time I see it. Thank you, DOB!

And that plane full of libs was already deranged after seeing Trump's mugshot staring at them inside their new passports. Love it!

Maintain your priorities in the correct order OUC. We'll wait for your next fantastic-as-always batch for as long as it takes.

They tried, economically - Failed

The tried, militarily - Failed

We'll see how they do, socially...

By the way, I've finished the training and am now qualified to teach other old men . . . . . any Ladies out there qualified to teach old women?

Sorry to hear that but at the same tyme, happy for you; nice to have people you love near by . . . .Ps, JUST NOW POSTING TOMORROW'S, TGIFfunnies

Beautiful!

Too funny! As always, the memes are kickazz.
On a side note, I'm in Schertz, TX helping my daughter move to Ohio. Long story, clif note is her hubby of 25 years doesn't want to be married anymore, no infidelity as far as known. I'm delighted to have her with me as we drive our Uhaul from the hot South to the even hotter northern Ohio, and most happy we can share our lives again. My whole family will be within a few blocks of each other :)

They are headed in that direction, but the push will be to declare any gun owner dangerously mentally ill.