Here’s a disturbing article I found dealing with the Austin School District. Thankfully, someone is thinking negatively over there and not assuming everyone is on their best behavior. From KLBJ Radio:
The Austin School District kicks off the new school year with a series of training workshops for teachers. The special training will include lesson on how to say NO! to unwanted sexual advances from students.
The training will start this morning at Bowie and Akins High School. Superintendent Dr. Pat Forgoine says one of the seminars deals with avoiding the improper relationships with students, like the one former Akins High School Coach Randy Arias is accused of engaging in just last year.
Forgoine says teachers should never let their guard down with students’ sexual advances. For the next four days new educators to Austin’s school district will have to complete that training before entering a classroom.
Sometimes the most obvious thing isn’t so obvious.
Have a great school year!
August 14, 2008 at 1:52 pm |
This is disturbing on every level. Way to go, negative thinking!! I am not really sure WHY you should have to teach this, but if it works then I am all for it!!
August 20, 2008 at 4:03 pm |
“So by providing concrete examples of common mistakes people make this article is considered negative thinking?”
Can you clarify, have to teach what?
August 20, 2008 at 4:41 pm |
Two comments in one day from one person! Thanks for the interest and time you put in to comment.
As the article states:
The special training will include lesson on how to say NO! to unwanted sexual advances from students.
Many positive thinkers would wonder “Why do we need to tell teachers this? They know it’s wrong and the know how to handle the students.”
But thankfully someone in charge of the training at the school said “We can’t assume teachers know how to handle these situations. Let’s give them some help.” This negative thought of underestimating the understanding of their teachers was, in my mind, a great use of negative thinking. Sure they might have insulted some of the teachers who do know how to act properly with students, but better safe than sorry I say!
Remember…BE positive, THINK negative!