macsenior08's Blog

I may be wrong. but aren't athletes and cheerleaders held accountable for their actions off of school grounds?. it may apply to student council members as well. if you are representing a school in any fashion. The school should be portrayed in the best fashion possible. The right of free speech has not been taken from her, only her right to serve on the student council. mabye the school will cave in under the pressure, mabye not.

P.S. your remark about school officials making demeaning statements about students is most likely true. I'm not saying what's happening is fair. it's not. but such is the way of the world sometimes.

I agree with you, Mac.

I think that a persons personal life, is just that. And, everyone is entitled to their opinions.

You are also correct in saying that most students who run for council are there for the students, not so much the school.

If we went by what everyone that represents something in this country, then we would not be able to have anyone in office or anywhere for that matter.

We all have had our "bad sides".

Another thing, you are correct in saying that teachers bad mouth students. I know this for a fact from serving on the PTA.

So, what makes them okay as teachers if they do this?

mac, pardon me but thats like saying a preacher doesn't represent God only the parishiners.

would you want the president of your student body posting pictures on my space with cucubers stuck up her..well you know..for all the world to see ? or maybe it's a he and thinks it's cool to show pics of himself with 3 women all naked and personal? that's what you would want the public to see and therefore think of yall as a whole student body?

We can, Scotty, but the consequenses wouldn't be pretty. Not to mention the charges. Can anyone say "Wolf"?

To your blog, Mac. We hold people accountable for what they say, period. Just look at the bounty hunter, who have made derogatory statements regarding race, and the consequences he faced. Michael Erwin, is another case in point.

I've heard of several people, who have written unkind things on their MySpace pages, and they've lost their jobs. What makes this any different?

We hold athletes accountable for the things they choose to say and do, in representing their teams. It gives the team a bad image, if they do, or say, something that is racist, or bad mouth the team.

If we're representing a certain company (and the school would be the company) and the company found out that their representative (the student would be the representative, in this case) was demeaning them, behind their back, what is the difference? Why should they tolerate it?

Yes, you're opinion is your opinion, but you don't have to publish it, for the world to see.

makes me wonder what ever happened to school pride. when i was young we did things to make our school look good, we all had pride in being a Kaufman Lion :), it wasn't about individual rights, it was about what we can do to make our school as a whole look better.

I feel sorry for most of the teachers today, they have to try to teach, babysit, be the disciplinarian, food monitor, hall monitor, bathroom police......etc, all because kids are not taught respect for others or for themselves. there are parents who don't let their kid stay home when they are sick because the mom/dad doesn't want to deal with the kid because they are soooooooooo bad. they prefer to leave the raising of their kid to the teacher of the year. it's screwed up

TM... Times have changed. I once loved my school. I thought my school was the best in the country and most kids at my school thought the same. But obviously you have chosen to believe the officials in matters like this. Many adults and parents choose to believe admins because they think that kids will lie to get out of stuff. First off, you have no idea what it's like at some of these schools. You say you feel bad for the teachers? It's partially their fault for the kids not wanting to be there. I know that I have teachers that don't appreciate their jobs and I know admins that look out for the smallest indescredions on the students part and take out their anger on the students. And yet you feel bad for them? Think about it from another point of view because it's not all the kids faults. And what is that stuff about the Myspace and cucumber. That was unnecessairy and frankly rude, I personally don't know any student that would put up such a picture, especially any student council members. That frankly was shocking.

And Trublue you said "School is NOT a democracy, it's a benevolent dictatorship. We act for your good because you are underage. You can rail all you want, but this isn't about what's good for just you or any individual, it is about what is safe for the entire student group." First off, nothing about dictatorships are ever benevolent and secondly who is to say that the decisions that the officials are making for us are the right ones? Again people usually pick what the officials want over what is good for the kids because they don't either 1. believe the kids

Sooo what DID she say on her blog??

mac if you don't know kids that would post a picture like that you are the blind one...heck, i'm old and i know kids that would do that. you are living in a dream world where the kids and their parents are great and the teachers are bad...wake up and realize these kids treat teachers like second class citizens. if you don't like your school, tell mommy and have her home school you or move you to another. all you have done on these blogs is gripe about your school and then get angry at the adults who don't agree with you.

tell mommy to step up and back you. i know when one of my children have a problem at school, i too am at school the next day to take care of it. kids have rights but so do the teachers. try respecting your elders for a change

I don't respect my elders??? BS TM! I have done nothing but show respect for my elders... or at least the ones that have shown respect for me. And I don't live in a 'dream world' I live in the real world. Not everyone is horrible and you seem to put everyone in the same class. You've become statistical and stereotypical. And my "mommy" knows exactly how I feel thank you very much but I have less than 3 monthes until I graduate and really there is nothing I can do without harming my education in someway. You have no idea what goes on at my school or any of the other schools in my area. You are just a mom that hears information through things like your elementary kid or PTA and frankly those don't sound like very good sources. I get angry not with the people that don't agree with me but with the people that are too ignorant to accept the fact that it's not all the kids fault. People blame the kids because they are easy targets because they don't ever defend themselves. Kids in my classes don't "treat teachers like second class citizens" unless they act like them. Most kids are mature enough to know how to act and the ones that you are talking about are a few bad ones out of the whole bunch that you assume the rest act like.

When I say I dont know anyone that would post pictures like that it's because I don't. Believe me I've heard about these pictures you and other adults say exsist but as far as the people at my school go, I've never seen anything like that. Maybe you are thinking of some sick adults who like to act out and be immature but don't compare me and the people

I wish you well in the future, you need all the help you can get