tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post8614079622880558568..comments2024-03-26T11:26:05.652-05:00Comments on The Corner On Character: Black & WhiteBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10926426214201766983noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-61917859153339470492012-03-18T18:30:49.396-05:002012-03-18T18:30:49.396-05:00Awesome post! That was the world I grew up in and...Awesome post! That was the world I grew up in and I honestly didn't feel the impact of how much it had changed until I entered the world of teaching. Totally different world out there. Thanks for write this. It was a reminder of how things use to be. <br /><br /><br />❤<b><i><a href="http://firstgradedelight.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">First Grade Delight</a></i></b>❤ <br />imgoingfirst@gmail.comDelightedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616824143338884896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-28449017431465441362012-03-18T12:52:22.084-05:002012-03-18T12:52:22.084-05:00What a great post! My hubby and I were just talkin...What a great post! My hubby and I were just talking about this very thing. I see the world in black & white and struggle with gray! I want people to say what they mean and mean what they say. I think kids should be allowed to have a voice but it must be respectful. I don't think anyone learns anything when one gets caught cheating and only has to redo the test. Every time we allow the pendulum to swing the other way, the world becomes a scary place. What will happen in the future when the kids who have seen so much gray are our leaders? <br /><br />I just responded to your question on my blog. <br /><br />Misty<br /><a href="http://thinkwonderteach.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Think, Wonder, & Teach</a>Think, Wonder, and Teachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989520184672726443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-79365990637381909632012-03-18T12:18:39.053-05:002012-03-18T12:18:39.053-05:00Hello, Barbara:
I AGREE with your post--and the co...Hello, Barbara:<br />I AGREE with your post--and the comments!<br />Last week I had a conference where a student rolled his eyes, shook his head, looked disgusted, and argued every point. And his parents said nothing... except to agree with him, of course.<br />My greatest sadness is that so many students are given a "voice" (which I facilitate), and then they use that voice to be disrespectful, rude, and cruel.<br />Boy! I better go read some Caring Community passages or I am going to be crabby tomorrow morning!<br />Thanks for giving me something to think about...<br /><br />Kim<br /><a href="http://joyin6th.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Finding JOY in 6th Grade</a>Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596768050411395194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-22709734121535232822012-03-18T10:38:19.609-05:002012-03-18T10:38:19.609-05:00Wow! This is SO true. I was raised exactly the s...Wow! This is SO true. I was raised exactly the same way. Sad commentary on the gray we have with our children now; OK, not all of us and not all children, but many of them. The gray area for cheating is certainly overlooked here too. It has made for a difficult time for my black and white daughter! <br />Great blog, wonderful insight, as always. <br />love..<br />CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-82973640602971008862012-03-18T10:15:45.868-05:002012-03-18T10:15:45.868-05:00Barb, thanks for the trip down memory lane, especi...Barb, thanks for the trip down memory lane, especially the two photos. Your words ring true for me as I remember growing up on the farm with you. Luckily you and my other older siblings had mom and dad broken in by the time I arrived so I had it a bit easier, only a bit.<br /><br />We were raised with an excellent work ethic and for that I am grateful. I could have used more play time, but what kid wouldn't yearn for more of that?<br /><br />One thing your readers should realize is your early love of photography and your penchant for climbing silos for the sole purpose of taking photos from a higher vantage point. So when you talk about looking through a B/W lens, you know whereof you speak.<br /><br />I love you sis.mark natzkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-75979544351482249142012-03-18T08:49:00.587-05:002012-03-18T08:49:00.587-05:00Beautifully written. I could NOT agree more. I h...Beautifully written. I could NOT agree more. I had a similar upbringing. (minus the cows and insert the 80's) I had amazing parents and they were always right as well as all my neighbors, aunts, uncles, teachers, and even the mailman. We were kids and it wasn't our concern to challenge the adults in our lives with extending bedtimes, what to eat for dinner, or how to run the household...and life was pretty black and white. Except for the krimpt hair and the neon clothes of course. :) I know my family was much more strict than those of my neighbors, but the crazy neighborhood boys that I played with still respected adults too. Thanks for the reflection time. I love reading your posts Barbara! Have a wonderful Sunday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627265430679026178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-77677527191691974602012-03-18T06:21:36.608-05:002012-03-18T06:21:36.608-05:00I couldn't agree more. Sometimes I wish we cou...I couldn't agree more. Sometimes I wish we could go back to those times. Great post! Thanks for making us think about this.<br />❀Beth Ann❀<br /><b><i><a href="http://familyrunningmyjourney.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Taming My Flock of Firsties</a></i></b><br />bakteach16@gmail.comBAK Pack Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290554392360409654noreply@blogger.com