http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/09/teacher-throws-book-hits-student-to-make-a-point Comments On: Teacher Throws Book, Hits Student, to Make a Point by Unpaid Intern en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by dads]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:25:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by dads]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:03:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by dads]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:45:46 -0800 The Stranger
To those students who think that their high school classes don't matter... think again. Pay attention, savor the time you have there, and for heaven's sake, give your teachers the respect they deserve.
Posted by Athena's Messenger]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:36:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by anon hale student]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:24:42 -0800 The Stranger Posted by LoneWolf]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:46:32 -0800 The Stranger
Not only that, but THE FACTS IN THIS ARTICLE ARE WRONG. The book did NOT hit the girl, even her hand, and every student in the class (in addition to the teacher involved) have testified that it obviously wasn't meant to hit the student, and was meant more to ward her off than anything else.

Next time, call the cops on people who actually do harm, not teachers who are so passionate about teaching that they overreact.

Let him throw the fucking book: no harm, no bad intent, NO FOUL.
Posted by #FreeGreenway]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:40:13 -0800 The Stranger
It is sad to see that because of a student who doesn't understand his humor that his job is in jeopardy. It would be a sad day for past, present and future students to lose him. He is a man of character who has done an incredible amount to help kids throughout his career and I feel that myself and others have become better people for having known him. Pity the district only views him as a liability...
Posted by SxeySteve]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:26:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by camille]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:45:35 -0800 The Stranger I have a kid at this school and this guy is an excellent teacher. This has been overblown.
I mean really... the police???? Get a grip. Bureaucrats are big in Seattle Public Schools. A little common sense and good interpersonal skills might have fixed this situation.
Posted by Hortense]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:14:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by YonHellCat]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:22:41 -0800 The Stranger
As a Nathan Hale student, I would like to clarify that the book never hit or hurt the student in any way. It in fact fell a good distance short of the student, according to the 20+ student witnesses in the class at the time. Many efforts have been made at Nathan Hale to bring our beloved, if sometimes zealous teacher, back from his indefinite suspension. I find it unfortunate that a newspaper that I both respect and learn from has inaccurately reported this incident.

Love,
Nathan Hale Student #6256143
Posted by Hughy]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:03:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Durang Durang]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:58:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MCllllll]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:03:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by WenG]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:26:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Tays24]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:19:15 -0800 The Stranger
By the way, for all you "kids are jerks, teaching is soooo hard it justifies this" folks, I am also a teacher. I would never throw something at one of my students, even if they were being much more disruptive than this girl reportedly was. If you find yourself feeling justified in intentionally humiliating, yelling, screaming, throwing things at your students and/or hitting them, it's probably time to hang it up. Even if you have no moral qualms about it (which, btw, is f-ed up), hurting, humiliating, and intimidating your students is not an effective strategy for creating an environment in which they feel safe to actively or enthusiastically engage in the learning process. You know what creates a good learning environment? Stability. Clear and consistent expectations. Boundaries which are enforced clearly and calmly by the teacher. An atmosphere in which it feels emotionally safe to speak up without being afraid of making mistakes. So, you know, volatile and random outbursts of rage and violence? Not particularly good at fostering that environment.
Posted by Sphinx]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:39:35 -0800 The Stranger
A 500-page book? Yeah, not so much. There is a fine line.
Posted by DonServo]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:07:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Free Lunch]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:22:01 -0800 The Stranger Posted by A Concerned Parent]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:11:01 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MR M]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:00:05 -0800 The Stranger
And then there are the parents. Here in America we have helicopter parents. In China its the "little emperor" phenomenon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Empe…

Same shit, different zip code.
Posted by Rotten666]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:39:08 -0800 The Stranger
Teaching is a thankless, shit-eating job. no one with any common sense will become a teacher...which is why us teacher-types are all so fucking useless at anything but teaching. we all know this, and now you do too.
Posted by Chris Jury]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:23:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Spindles]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:18:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by venomlash]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:02:00 -0800 The Stranger