School teacher Natalie Munroe vents here real feelings online.
I'm not sure which side to applaud in this story. Natalie Munroe, a Pennsylvania school teacher was suspended for venting her feelings for her students in her online blog.
On the one hand, I completely understand Ms. Munroe's frustration with her students. Over the years I have taught, the increasing entitlement mentality of students wears my patience thin. More and more students spend their time trying to figure out how little work they need to do in order to pass a class. Rather than just doing the work, they complain of the work they have. They read as little as possible and write poorly. While I don't think students are getting more stupid, they are indeed growing more ignorant.
On the other hand, Ms. Munroe went a bit too far when her frustrations turned into personal attacks. She reportedly wrote about her students: “Frightfully dim,” “Rat-like,” “Am concerned your kid is going to open fire on the school,” “I hate your kid,” and “Seems smarter than she actually is.”
I can't agree to such ad hominem attacks, especially on children.
Still....
Is it too far of a mental stretch to recognize Ms. Munroe's honesty, albeit rude honesty, in her condemnation of school kids these days?
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