Re: Hey Tom...about those elementary schools...
I haven't read this whole thread yet, but I should point out that this person sounds like an aberration, and NOT representative of elementary teachers in general.
I am looking for more info on this story. As it stands, I smell a rat, or a possible hoax. I can't see anyone rational doing this in front of a class and expecting to have a job at the end of the day.
I have pointed out a number of times in the past that in my own personal experience, college professors I have known tend to be less than ideal influences on our children, but all the elementary school teachers I have known have been excellent people and good teachers who labor under limited funds and difficult conditions.
I now proceed to the remainder of this thread.