Gearing Up for School

                 I guess you could say that I have been gearing up for school because recently I have been watching a lot of school movies:: Won't Back Down, Waiting for Superman, and Bully. All of which I would recommend to ANYONE! I am a teacher, I love it, and I believe COMPLETELY in public education. I think public education is one of the best things in America but I also will tell you that education is  BROKEN right now. You have business mean passing laws dictating the direction of education and they have to realize that  CHILDREN are not a business and you cannot treat schools like a business. That being said all these movies point out the problems in the education system and how it beats teachers down so much that sooner or later even the best teachers have had enough and just give up fighting anymore. In fact, I have felt a lot like the teacher in "Won't Back Down," this week. She purposely went to the school in need to make a difference but by the time we see her in the movie she has been beaten down and has given up. That is how I have felt this week..I surrender I am done!!! BUT that is not what this post is about rather it is this with my experiences and what the true problem is.
         This movie blames the teacher unions, the administrators, and the teachers but in the end  the true problem is the breakdown of the family. If family units were still strong and teaching their kids than the bullies would be punished earlier in life. In fact, one of my own nieces could very well turn into a bully but her parents punish her now while she is young. If the families were strong and involved they would know exactly where the kids stand.  I will continue more later.....