Bad judgement?

I don't see what the big deal is here. When you're in the heat of battle, you have to do whatever it takes to win...

A fifth grade teacher at Voorheesville Elementary School was arrested and placed on leave for allegedly biting one of his female students during an arm wrestling match.

The bizarre incident unfolded on Dec. 13 when Michael Guerette accepted a male student’s challenge to arm wrestle, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office.

Guerette then bit a female student who was yanking against his hand on the forearm, Apple said. The bite didn’t draw blood, but left deep teeth marks that caused significant bruising, Apple said.
Sheriff: Teacher bit student during arm wrestling match - Crime Confidential - Capital Region cops a



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Letter to the editor- War on teachers

This letter from today's Buffalo News illustrates the lack of respect and appreciation some people have nowadays for the teaching profession...

Have teachers tutor students over the summer

As I read about the abysmal decrease in test scores and the ever increasing teacher tax (school taxes), I can’t help but ask if there isn’t something we can find for the teachers to do in the summer time instead of walk around in flip flops and put on sun screen. Their salaries are very good, even compared to those who work 12 months a year, so can’t we have them tutor or teach the failing students in the summer? The teachers get tanned while the students get bland.

Robert Bijak

Clarence Center

Come on, Robert. This is the type of attitude some students bring into the classroom because of parents like you. I'm not a teacher, however, they deserve every day off they get. Compare their salaries to other jobs that require a masters degree. People need to stop being jealous of other professions and fight for their own workers' rights.

I remember hearing that garbage-men worked only four hours a day and were paid for eight. Naturally, I took a job as a seasonal garbageman. I never worked a four hour day once. My day was usually between 5.5 and 6.5 hours with no breaks. Back then, every lifter had a bad back from lifting heavy cans (and refrigerators, couches, washers, etc.) each day for hours on end. We had a man killed on a truck and several other serious accidents, in only the six months I worked there. I was in good shape back then, and I couldn't have done that type of lifting for eight hours, five days a week. It's the same with teachers. Robert, if you think they have it so well, go back to school, accumulate $50,000 in student loans, and become a teacher. People like Robert think it is the teachers' job to be surrogate parents. Here's an idea: use the summer months to read to your own children.
Have teachers tutor students over summer


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Channel 7's Teacher of the Week

Congratulations to Mrs. Rose Brady from Notre Dame Academy. She was awarded channel 7's "Teacher of the Week" after being nominated by my conscientious niece, Colleen Finn. The annoying Mike Randall showed up at the school to pass out the award. Colleen was immediately named Student of the month for the months of March, April, May, and June by Mrs. Brady. Of course, any relative of the Blogger is going to be the student of every month...

Mrs. Mary Rose Brady, a Junior High Religion teacher at Notre Dame Academy was surprised by Channel 7’s Mike Randall following a nomination by one of her students for “Teacher of the Week”.

Colleen Finn, a 6th grader at Notre Dame Academy, nominated Mrs. Brady and enjoyed Mrs. Brady’s reaction as the student body and fellow faculty and staff members offered their congratulations.

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How to find teacher salaries

Are you nosy? Want to know how much your child's teacher is getting paid? Here's a story on channel 2 that tells you how to find out. You just need to go to the website http://www.seethroughny.net/. Click on Payrolls & Pensions, then Schools and then look under Subagency/employer to find the school district...


63 administrators in Buffalo made over $100,000 last year, including the famous residency violator, James M. Kane. The West Seneca resident and sister of Bonnie "Garbage Tax" Kane-Lockwood made $103,000.00 in his role (making sure the sons and daughters of the South Buffalo entitled were able to land jobs in the Buffalo Public School system). We are formally asking Mr. Kane to move back to Buffalo and live closer to the students he serves...

Buffalo Public Schools

Buffalo Public Schools (Non-Professional)

Kane, James M

Ndr

$103,870

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Substitute 3rd grade teacher in Virginia shows up drunk to school...
 

Letter to the editor- Publicity seeking principal

A letter to the editor today from a school principal defending himself for allowing to be "slimed" by one of his staff members:

Creative principals inspire their students to succeed

Buffalo News

Principals in today’s educational system build relationships with their students, teachers, support staff, parents and community members. They are no longer contained to their offices and discipline wayward students. Principals today know their students’ names, shake their hands, have conversations with them, read, tutor and counsel them. They build a mutual respect with their school community. Students do not need to fear their principals in order to respect them.

Setting goals, working toward those goals and having an intrinsic or extrinsic reward for meeting these goals is part of life. Students today are not always motivated intrinsically to complete their schoolwork with all of the other activities surrounding them. Principals have adapted and found ways to encourage academic performance. If being slimed is one of those ways, then more power to those educational leaders.

One of the side effects is an expanded feeling of respect from the student body toward their administrators. The kids will aggressively work toward the set goals because their principal is willing to do something so non-stereotypical. I appreciate every effort made by my students to surpass our educational goals. I will not stop, nor should the other educators who find creative ways to inspire children to succeed.
John F. Diodate
East Amherst

Spoken like someone who is completely out of touch with the youth of today. Principals have adapted and found ways to encourage academic performance? I don't think so. Being slimed by your students or painted by your students is a publicity stunt. It is not going to benefit the students one bit. All it is doing is saying "Look how much I care about these students!" "Look at me!" I hate to tell you but the staff members are not impressed either and view it as grandstanding on your part.You can know the students' names and their interests and help them reach their goals without making yourself look like a publicity seeking idiot. You want the students to reach their goals? Why don't you try doing something "non-stereotypical" like acting like a leader. That doesn't mean you have to be mean, just fair and observant. Students can tell when someone is on the ball or not. Engaging in some ridiculous stunt is not going to change their attitudes one way or another.

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Ransomoville Principal Pulls Publicity Stunt

I can't stand when teachers do stupid stunts to get their students to read books or reach a certain goal. Whatever happened to dignity? I notice when they have the students shave their heads, throw paint on them, etc., they always seem to call local news stations. Here's a crazy idea. Why don't you stop grandstanding and just do your job? Are you serious?

Students paint Ransomville principal as reading reward : Niagara County : The Buffalo News

Teacher of the Year

I don't understand what the big deal is. After all, I thought this took place every day in New Jersey. All this teacher was doing was showing the students how the real world works. If she was a member of one of the prominent South Buffalo political families, everything would be swept under the rug and she'd probably end up getting transferred to a better school or working at the board of education.

You know, substitute teachers have access to grades too. We know where to locate all the important passwords. A D can very easily be turned into a B. My favorite part of the story is that she told all the students the money was going to charity. She forgot to tell them that charity begins at home. Let he amongst us who is without sin, cast the first stone.

NJ teacher accused of selling grades for $1,400*