In 2001 I was hired as a teacher at Salinas Valley State Prison...a level 4
prison of 4000 men, most under 30 and there serving 10 years to forever. Just
imagine the kind of crimes they committed. Yet I had no behavior problems.
The nearest guard was not within eye sight I had hispanic, black and a few
white males. Teaching these killers was easier than working in a high school
or middle school. Each inmate knew that if they acted out they were going
back to their cell....no question.There is clearly a culture in prison and it
was that teachers were hands off.

On 6/27/09, bob wrote:
> I teach at a rough school so called "excel". The first two month are
> crucial you intimidate and punish the students daily for any
> insubordination no matter how small it is. Do I like it to be a son of a
> b*tch, absolutely not, does it work absolutely yes. Does it increase the
> test scores? Hell no. Might be a little bit. Does it make my life easier,
> hell yes.
> All the administration cares; can you keep your class in order. Harry
> Wong wouldn't survive an hour in my class. Does it make me a good
> teacher? absolutely not. Is there a better solution? Tell me, please.
>
> Am I trying to move to a better school? For years. I am a math teacher at
> Miami Dade at a school at Carol City. By the way what happened to the
> shortage of math a science teachers?
>
> Love you all
>
>
> On 6/27/09, CFL wrote:
>
>>
>> I am just so tired of principals/districts adopting all of these new
>> programs as their solution to low test scores. I have taught in two
>> schools with struggling test scores, which are in heavily minority and
>>
>>
>> There are teachers out there that go into these "rough schools" and
>> excel. I think more resources should be put into finding out how they
>> do it instead of starting program after program.
>>
>>

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