Should there be manditory psycological testing of children in school.
I’m sure this is going to bring up many brainwashing theories but is there a better time or place to help kids who have problems solve them in a rational way?
How well do school officials know those kids. It seems that todays teachers don’t have the caring attitude of those in my day.
I will probably get stoned for that last comment but just look at history.
::sniff sniff::
Smells like a Great Debate to me.
If your question was spurred by the tragedy in Mich. then I think you’re barking up the wrong tree. Just about any six year old with a gun is likely to kill someone. It’s not a matter of bad values or sociopathic behavior. It’s a matter of someone too young to have developed any real sense of judgement or consequences having access to deadly weapons.
I’ve got to ask, justwannano: Exactly how much time have you spent in a classroom since you left school that allows you to make such sweeping generalizations about teachers and education.
I have two teachers in my family, a couple more friends who teach, and I’m planning on becoming a teacher myself. I can assure you that between myself and the ones I know, there is hardly a lack of caring for the students.
Instead of making kneejerk assumptions fueled by media hysteria over tragic events, why not actually ask the people involved in similar circumstances?
I’ve got to ask, justwannano: Exactly how much time have you spent in a classroom since you left school that allows you to make such sweeping generalizations about teachers and education.
I have two teachers in my family, a couple more friends who teach, and I’m planning on becoming a teacher myself. I can assure you that between myself and the ones I know, there is hardly a lack of caring for the students.
Instead of making kneejerk assumptions fueled by media hysteria over tragic events, why not actually ask the people involved in similar circumstances?
Last time I ignored a post, manny, I walked right into it.
justwannano - What phouka said.
OK lets say you care now. What is to say that you ,or the others you refer to will care in two years,four years ,eight years etc. The problems don’t go away. there are just more of them.
Overwelming Problems. Can you stand up to them.
As Far as the handgun is concerned. Bull S—
The kid knows not to hold a knife by the wrong end I’ll bet.
We do not give these kids enough credit for knowing what they do. Don’t get me wrong. I feel that his reasoning was flawed probably because of his age but to be that angry with no ability to control it is not right. What do we do to help.
Sniff Sniff is not enough!!!
Justwannano, Mrs. Kunilou has been a teacher for more than 25 years, so I’m going to ignore your uninformed and unnecessary shots at teachers.
Regarding your original question about psychological testing, school districts now have counselors, which they may not have in your day, and school teachers are taught more closely on what warning signs to look for. Certainly the system doesn’t always identify every potential problem child, but neither would psychological testing.
I understand all the words, they just don’t make sense together like that.
Two things.
First, my “Ignore this post” post was actually directed at the post itself, not the OP. It was an attempt to “clear” the thread after the board outage this afternoon. What I have done in the past is make an “Ignore this post” post to make the previously invisible posts re-appear, then delete the post. (Confused yet? Me too.) Since this one was remarked upon before I got a chance to delete it and because I don’t have the psychic energy to remove two posts in this thread today, I’m going to leave it be. But I just wanted to be clear that I was not slamming the OP.
Second, this subject will be better covered in Great Debates, so I’m going to move it there.
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