Traditional Teacher Appreciation

When I started teaching corporal punishment was still allowed, rarely used, but allowed. When I was a student, I was frequently on the receiving end. One day my 5th grade teacher, Mr Kalm, took me to the hallway, as he frequently did, left the door open, very loudly gave the command to “bend over and grab your ankles!” As I was waiting for the 3 successive swats, I heard the loudest swats, but they weren’t on my hind end this time. Mr Kalm laid those swats on the bottom of his shoe. Then came the next command, “now get back in there!” Only this time he looked at me and gave me a wink. I never misbehaved in Mr. Kalm’s class again. Mr. Kalm knew then, (early 70s) and thankfully we know now, there are better ways to manage student behavior.
 
Thank you for this thread. My wife qualifies with 25 1/2 years teaching business and computer subjects and tennis coach. She also carries a Chive, SAK Classic SD, and a SOG Micron. I taught 5 years full-time Social Studies then served as a counselor, school administrator and central office administrator the remainder of my career. I have a couple of hundred knives, and am currently carrying my 2000 Baby Butterbean amy SAK Classic SD.
 
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I have to admit, when I read the thread title, my first thoughts were about Teacher's Unions here in California, but that's for another forum ....

Then I remembered that my mother taught Physics in high-school, and my father in University; and, some 25 years ago, I myself taught computer science to post-grads.

So I took this pic this morning in appreciation of my parents:

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Nice thread!

I’m a third generation public school teacher. I was a junior high school visual arts teacher at the start of my career. That led to becoming the school dean. It also led to becoming a part time teachers’ union rep and ultimately a full time rep.

I like to carry a modern and a traditional daily.
 
I was almost a teacher. In 1970, I got into a federally funded teacher training program, took some classes, and had a 10th-grade English classroom to myself for a semester. I didn’t continue, and ended up practicing law instead, but I gained a n appreciation for what teachers do, and how hard the job is.

Fifty years later I am done lawyering but drive a school bus, so I get to see the kids every day. I have an even higher regard for what teachers do in a job that has only gotten harder in an environment that is often hostile to learning and the development of critical thinking.

Knives are supposed to be taboo on a school bus, but somebody has to sharpen their pencils.
 
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