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My DIL in FL teaches middle-school-age children. This year she has 147 students in multiple classes including my granddaughter, her step-daughter. I wonder if she would have a job if her students hired and fired.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 2, 2008 at 10:45 AM
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Ah, Naut, they live in my house! lol Shelly
posted by
sam444
on November 2, 2008 at 4:11 AM
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Nautikos
One mental patient lives inb my house and it's me. LOL
posted by
WileyJohn
on November 1, 2008 at 7:45 PM
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Wow! that is just plain crazy... Why would we put such weitght on our kids shoulders, are we that irresponsible? that lazy? Childhood keeps getting shorter and shorter. very sad.
posted by
Sinome
on November 1, 2008 at 3:59 PM
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Why not, I ask you? The kids already control the household TV,
what used to be parental decisions on what brand clothes to buy, what food to eat, where to go on vacation, and in some cases, whether or not parents can take a job in another town becaue they don't want to leave their friends. (but seriously, Naut, the idea is ridiculous and insane on the face of it.)
posted by
Pat_B
on November 1, 2008 at 3:15 PM
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This is going so over the line!
I would home school any child I had even in the USA much less in Britain.
posted by
Justi
on November 1, 2008 at 2:45 PM
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Way over the top
I always try to give others the benefit of the doubt as I would like them to do the same for me... but making kids decide who are suppose to be qualified to teach.... hmmmmmmmmmm... I think is too much to be given the benefit that there's some sense on it. 
Children can be part of the evaluation of teachers every end of the school year, as we used to do in highschool, but only for the purpose of improving their methods and/or curriculum.
Naut, I wrote a comment on Part I.
Thanks... 
posted by
1AMIHAN1
on November 1, 2008 at 9:27 AM
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Let kids be president.
posted by
vogue
on November 1, 2008 at 7:24 AM
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Naut
I am no expert in these things.. but it seems to me that asking a child.. or mental patient to make choices like this is just lazyness on the part of those in charge. While a childs thoughts and ideas should always be listened to and validated , giving them too much say in who their teachers are going to be seems a mighty slippery slope to me. Part of my childrens learning has been to learn of the different peronalities in teachers themselves.. a training for adult life relationships. ~Peace, OTA
posted by
Blue_feathers
on November 1, 2008 at 7:06 AM
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All jokes on the side: it is a serious problem! The kids think they're so good, too good to do anything actually!
posted by
auslander
on November 1, 2008 at 6:45 AM
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