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Anonymous:
Just an FYI here, when someone calls something a red flag it means that it's a show-stopper. Soccer refs don't give red cards to players they want still in the game, racetrack authorities don't fly the red flag when they want the racers to keep racing, and even very slightly sane human beings do not leave kids in programs once the red flags start becoming visible.
Anonymous:
I am glad I could provide some entertainment for some of you. Here are a few thoughts?.
--- Quote --- So instead of filling the needs of troubled children with qualified staff who are trained in their fields you suggest that this positions be filled with people who have no formal training in these matters?
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Not exactly, in an ideal world the people hired should be fully qualified. Unfortunately this isn?t an ideal world, so the best candidate available will have to do. I believe that is the same approach taken in public education as well and you all have pretty much stated you don?t want to get rid of public schools. Not all teachers in public schools are qualified ? though I agree they should be.
--- Quote --- The explanation for this being I have no formal training in the vateriety of special needs that exist in the student population. How in the world does a person who depends on showmanship know how to approach a class that has autistic children, dyslexix (I think??) children, bipolar kids, add ad hd kids, and just about every other sort of disposition that strikes a pshrinks fancy? The point being that each of these situations demands a different approach and understanding to the situation.
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I?m a fully licensed middle school math teacher and have taught in classrooms where over 75% of the students have some ?special needs?. The only ?training? I got to deal with these kids in my 5 years of college education ? ask the special education teacher. Seriously, that?s all they taught us in our diversity class and I went to one of the best education schools in the nation! The only people I know who have any formal training to deal with these ?special needs? are doctoral psychologist and special education teachers both of which are pretty much busy filling out paperwork thanks to No Child Left Behind. I agree more training needs to be available but until the nation as a whole has a different outlook on these kids that isn?t going to happen.
I believe what you wrote about your experiences and I am not going to make excuses for them, but case studies usually include a lot more information than just a one person perspective. If they included more of the child?s medical/mental background, parent report, etc they would be a lot more valid arguments.
--- Quote --- They hire WFR and WEMT because they are cheaper than nurses and other competent medical staff. They hire these people because the amount of time it takes to get a WFR is 2 weeks and roughly 800 dollars. Most kids get the training through the company.
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FYI ? that more than what is required in some states (California for example) to become a licensed teacher!
--- Quote --- Don't make the mistake of attributing any humanitarian principles to AEG because in the end it is all about making a profit. Nothing more nothing less.
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Welcome to corporate America ? this is how our country works. Last time I check the long standing belief is if you have a problem with it you can always move to a socialist country like Sweden.
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--- Quote ---Welcome to corporate America ? this is how our country works. Last time I check the long standing belief is if you have a problem with it you can always move to a socialist country like Sweden.
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This is an idiotic statement. "If you don't love it, leave it," or "My country right or wrong" are the same lame-duck argument as yours.
This is America, where if the people aren't happy with it they can voice their opinion and exercise their rights at the voting booth. Good citizens do something about it when we as a country fail to live up to our promise. Loyalists not patriots say things like "If you don't love it, leave it," or "My country right or wrong."
The rest of your post is even weaker than that trash. You really do know nothing about the subject matter. It's probably a good thing that you're a math teacher because your reasoning skills are pretty poor.
Anonymous:
If you are right that the best candidate who applied is not hired, then I totally agree with you that in the least AEG?s hiring practices should be investigated (a simple phone call to the EEOC would make this happen quickly). I can honestly say I have no clue anything about their hiring practices and therefore cannot pass any judgment.
Anonymous:
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--- Quote ---Welcome to corporate America ? this is how our country works. Last time I check the long standing belief is if you have a problem with it you can always move to a socialist country like Sweden.
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This is America, where if the people aren't happy with it they can voice their opinion and exercise their rights at the voting booth. .
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You're kidding, right? Free market fundamentalism inevitably hinders democracy... haven't you read the news as of late? the dispraportianate influence of corporate interest on domestic and foreign policy coupled with our irrational fears of socialist policy as a nation does not equal 'good citizens taking a stand -----> real respect for the eco./social rights of adults, much less youth! give me a break.
voting booth? lol- wow, denial?? wtf? did you read about Florida? Ohio?
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