Mini-post because once again the marking period is over and grades are due and mine are totally not ready and therefore I am losing my mind BUT because I love my tiny little reader base very much, I thought I'd let you have a little glimpse through a porthole into my world.
People who don't work in education, or teach in schools that serve a more well-to-do population, really don't understand how completely out of touch our kids are. Actually, I'm willing to bet that even kids at well-heeled suburban schools are pretty out of it, reality-wise.
When I say that my kids don't know shit from shinola, I'm not referring to their academic knowledge. My students in Baltimore really, really didn't know anything about the world outside their dismal little four-block radius in West Baltimore. My kids here never actually go into Richmond because they're either afraid of it or it just plain doesn't compute. They think dinner at Ruby Tuesday's is super high class and Olive Garden is beyond the pale.
But here's a little tidbit from my 9th graders that will help you understand just how disconnected they are:
J: "I hate the First Lady." [apparently because of her healthy-eating campaign]
T: "Who the fuck is that?"
J: "You know, the White House wife."
Just....wow.
People who don't work in education, or teach in schools that serve a more well-to-do population, really don't understand how completely out of touch our kids are. Actually, I'm willing to bet that even kids at well-heeled suburban schools are pretty out of it, reality-wise.
When I say that my kids don't know shit from shinola, I'm not referring to their academic knowledge. My students in Baltimore really, really didn't know anything about the world outside their dismal little four-block radius in West Baltimore. My kids here never actually go into Richmond because they're either afraid of it or it just plain doesn't compute. They think dinner at Ruby Tuesday's is super high class and Olive Garden is beyond the pale.
But here's a little tidbit from my 9th graders that will help you understand just how disconnected they are:
J: "I hate the First Lady." [apparently because of her healthy-eating campaign]
T: "Who the fuck is that?"
J: "You know, the White House wife."
Just....wow.
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