Re: Romney Middle/Tought Country Kids / Not Really

More | Report Post

It seems that Hampshire is a backward county while next
door Berkley (Martisnburg) has a large population 100,000
plus and it is one of the largest schools sytems in the
state. I just do not like the fact it has no zoning so you
see billboards everywhere and dancing girls clubs etc.

On 1/11/11, Been There wrote:
> Very little diversity in Hampshire county, except
> economic. Many poor
> families. Many kids whose parents work in Winchester
> and the kids go home to no supervision. Parents do not
> parent. Bullies produce bullies. The administration
> does not have a clue as to what to do. Small town
> politics. They do not want outsiders coming in with new
> ideas.
>
> On 1/08/11, Surprised wrote:
>>
>> I am surprised those tough country kids are behaving
>> that way. I have taught at inner city school and what
>> a difference comparing to WV schools. I am wondering
>> if the HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS are an exception, sicne
>> coming from out of state, I noticed less diverse
>> schools in WV, and a much nicer rural people and
>> sometimes poor in most of the state. What about
>> Hampshire...
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/08/11, been there 1 wrote:
>>> There are much better ways than corporal
>>> punishment. They could start with simply enforcing
>>> the rules. Kids don't take you serious when you
>>> have rules that you allow them to walk all over.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/04/11, Master wrote:
>>>> Those BRAT KIDS OR BULLIES need some Corporal
>>>> Punishment at home or at school to learn a lesson
>>>> really. I will let the ADMINISTRATORS do it since
>>>> teachers are underpaid!
>>>>
>>>> Master
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/31/10, been there 1 wrote:
>>>>> I couldn't agree with you more. Teachers have
>>>>> asked, What can we do? the administrations
>>>>> response is to deny the problem. You are
>>>>> probably right about the parents being bullies
>>>>> themselves. That is often the case. There are
>>>>> also the spoiled brats, or the kids that have
>>>>> learned to gain power by putting down others.
>>>>> This is sometimes done to prevent being
>>>>> bullied. It is a game of putting heat on
>>>>> someone else so it stays off on "me".
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/21/10, Yeah, blame the school! wrote:
>>>>>> So, where are the parents? Why aren't they
>>>>>> making sure their children don't bully other
>>>>>> kids? Maybe the parents were themselves
>>>>>> bullies. It's time to treat bullying like the
>>>>>> crimes of harassment and assault and punish
>>>>>> the offenders accordingly! On 11/04/10, been
>>>>>> there 1 wrote:
>>>>>>> I predicted it. When an administration can
>>>>>>> not control the school environment, test
>>>>>>> scores will drop. Students are subject to
>>>>>>> bullying, the principal ignores it because
>>>>>>> he lacks the intelligence to form a
>>>>>>> functional plan to confront the problems.
>>>>>>> As a result he denies the facts. He is a
>>>>>>> bully himself. These students are not
>>>>>>> clueless. the bright students who are
>>>>>>> interested in education become frustrated,
>>>>>>> and give up.
 

Posts on this thread, including this one