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The article published today in Newsday was incorrect about the status of college recommendations at POBJFK. The teachers have been writing these recommendations since September. If the reporter bothered to interview ANY of our seniors, he would have discovered that there have NOT been any problems regarding their teachers'recommendations. In fact, students continue to drop off envelopes and forms to their teachers daily. There has been NO DIFFERENCE in this year's practices regarding our teachers writing to the colleges about their students. The reporter should have taken the time to interview those involved in the college recommendation writing process before making such an inaccurate comment. I guess it's easier to just scribble down some irate person's outburst than to report the truth.
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Perhaps it would have been in his best interest for the union president to answer questions as opposed to refusing to do so.
ReplyDeleteThis reporter has been known to twist the words of EVERYONE he has ever interviewed. That is why both sides refused to speak with him!
ReplyDeleteAs a parent of a high school student, I will agree that the teachers did what was right and all college recommendations were written (and I always believed that our teachers would do it in the end), but it is also absolutely true that in Sept. many teachers told kids that they would not accept their recommendation forms because there was no contract. At that time, the kids were very anxious and upset about recommendations. Now the kids are upset by the current antics of the high school teachers of not volunteering to participate in or judging shows and also the new enforcement of cell phone use and the confiscation of their phones. I just hope all teachers are holding themselves to the same level of policy enforcement of not using their own phones because our children know better. This year's "practices" by our teachers have been VERY DIFFERENT from the past. I wish the reporter WOULD interview our seniors and that they wouldn't be afraid to speak. Just because you write down what serves your union's purpose, doesn't make it true. Our kids, at all levels, are being used by the PCT and that has caused many parents to lose respect for our teachers. Parents are very disappointed.
ReplyDeleteMy kid's middle school teacher used a blackberry to go shopping while kids in class did work. Kids in all grades see what goes on. Interview our kids; they see it all.
ReplyDeleteMy kid's too! I wonder if it's the same teacher!
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