Story kinda thing - sorry if its been posted.
In September of 2005, a social studies school teacher from Arkansas did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with
permission of the school superintendent, the principal, and the building supervisor, she took all of the desks out of the classroom. The kids came into first period, they walked in; there were no desks. They obviously looked around and said, "Where's our desks?"
The teacher said, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you
earn them."
They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades."
"No," she said.
"Maybe it's our behavior."
And she told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."
And so they came and went in the first period, still no desks in
the classroom. Second period, same thing. Third period. By early
afternoon television news crews had gathered in the class to find out about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of the classroom. The last period of the day, the instructor gathered her class. They were at this time sitting on the floor around the sides of the room.
And She said, "Throughout the day no one has really understood how
you earn the desks that sit in this classroom ordinarily. Now I'm going to tell you."
She went over to the door of her classroom and opened it, and as she
did 27 U.S. veterans, wearing their uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. And they placed those school desks in rows, and then they stood along the wall. By the time they had finished placing the desks, those kids for the first time I think perhaps in their lives understood how they earned those desks.
Their teacher said, "You don't have to earn those desks. These guys
did it for you. They put them out there for you, but it's up to you to sit here responsibly, to learn, to be good students and good citizens,
because they paid a price for you to have that desk, and don't ever forget it."
permission of the school superintendent, the principal, and the building supervisor, she took all of the desks out of the classroom. The kids came into first period, they walked in; there were no desks. They obviously looked around and said, "Where's our desks?"
The teacher said, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you
earn them."
They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades."
"No," she said.
"Maybe it's our behavior."
And she told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."
And so they came and went in the first period, still no desks in
the classroom. Second period, same thing. Third period. By early
afternoon television news crews had gathered in the class to find out about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of the classroom. The last period of the day, the instructor gathered her class. They were at this time sitting on the floor around the sides of the room.
And She said, "Throughout the day no one has really understood how
you earn the desks that sit in this classroom ordinarily. Now I'm going to tell you."
She went over to the door of her classroom and opened it, and as she
did 27 U.S. veterans, wearing their uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. And they placed those school desks in rows, and then they stood along the wall. By the time they had finished placing the desks, those kids for the first time I think perhaps in their lives understood how they earned those desks.
Their teacher said, "You don't have to earn those desks. These guys
did it for you. They put them out there for you, but it's up to you to sit here responsibly, to learn, to be good students and good citizens,
because they paid a price for you to have that desk, and don't ever forget it."
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SOLID![:D] 0 -
GOOD READ JACOB [8D] 0 -
Most of these forwarded e-mail stories are urban legend. This one happens to be true according to Snopes. 0 -
I dont post false information! [:D][:D] 0 -
Great story. Funny how the NATIONAL media missed that one. 0 -
Great story Jacob. 0 -
surprised some asshat didn't file a lawsuit over it. 0 -
Now THAT is how to teach![:D]
Good post, Jacob!0 -
Very good read. I applaud the techer that did this.
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