GAcollege411

Well, I am glad to be finished with 3 more blocks where I was required to have students working on another computer project instead of finishing their work for my class! I had to spend one class block, for each of my blocks, in the computer lab looking at college information. Is it not interesting that due to the fact that CATE classes are not "real" school, students always have pull out time during our sessions!?!

I do see the overall value for the kids to learn to retrieve information about college programs in GA on their own time...it is another way for me to enhance my Work Keys skill for accessing information.

Luckily the kids enjoy working on the computers! I was appalled however, when they found a web video of a student actually punching a female teacher in the jaw while other students in that class stood around and cheered. The teacher in the video clip did nothing but cry...It saddened me that they thought this was FUNNY! The students said, "YOU would fight back! Wouldn't you?" Unfortunately, Administration does tie teachers' hands in so many ways!

What could you do?