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Post by bigfan on Oct 31, 2008 12:41:25 GMT -5
sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3674820Unable to find enough teachers, Ga. district cancels school Tired of struggling to find enough teachers to staff its classrooms on the Friday before the annual Georgia-Florida football game, the Clarke County (Ga.) School District -- which includes Athens, home of the University of Georgia -- decided to cancel school altogether. According to area media reports, 137 teachers last year called in sick the day before the big game, and the district was able to find only 113 substitutes. School administrators studied the absences over the years and found a pattern -- almost twice as many teachers call in sick the Friday before the annual game in Jacksonville, Fla., about 360 miles away, than on an average school day. Although some parents and teachers are questioning whether the day off places too much emphasis on football over academics, at least one school administrator believes it's a wise move on the district's part. "I've heard parents say that it's ridiculous, but the reality of the situation is, if there are so many people in this system and this community that go to the game -- if that's a reality -- it's irresponsible [to have school on that day] if that really is our community," said Barrow Elementary School principal Tad MacMillan, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. "I think the school system is wise to factor that in when they plan the calendar."
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Oct 31, 2008 13:13:52 GMT -5
Georgia actually has education!?!
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Post by Phaedrus on Oct 31, 2008 14:15:53 GMT -5
Y'all have never heard of the biggest cocktail party? Its a mess. They set up temporary "jails" on the streets of Jacksonville to temporarily lock people up, until right before kickoff. Alcohol and vomit flow in torrents down the streets.
of course, if all the school teachers are down in Jacksonville getting sloshed, it really makes me wonder about whether these "teachers" have the moral aptitude to be teaching young children.
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Post by bunnywailer on Oct 31, 2008 14:25:29 GMT -5
Having been a walk-on coach in a h.s. environment for many years, I can most certainly affirm the fact that the best and brightest young people coming out of college, on average, most certainly do not go into the teaching profession. There are exceptions, of course, with people who truly have a passion to educate young people. But for the most part, the pool of college graduates that end up getting teaching credentials are the college party crowd that had to decide somewhere between their 4th and 6th years in college what the hell they were actually gonna get a degree in and what kind of job they could possibly get after barely staying above the minimum GPA for their entire college careers.
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Post by georgia(pacific)girl on Oct 31, 2008 14:32:17 GMT -5
I read that article in the paper this morning. I couldn't believe it!!
On the other hand, my work partner (I work in Athens...) is taking tonite off so he can watch the game tomorrow (on television). Football is pretty big here in Athens..
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Post by bunnywailer on Oct 31, 2008 14:40:09 GMT -5
#1 thing I heard last January when I went to New Orleans to watch the Sugar Bowl:
"We play SEC football here..." followed by a condescending staredown.
I was like "Uh...okay...fine sir, whatever you say. Could you get out of the way now please? I need to buy about 10 of them UH Sugar Bowl shirts behind you for all my friends..."
Haha.
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Post by Phaedrus on Oct 31, 2008 14:51:52 GMT -5
Having been a walk-on coach in a h.s. environment for many years, I can most certainly affirm the fact that the best and brightest young people coming out of college, on average, most certainly do not go into the teaching profession. There are exceptions, of course, with people who truly have a passion to educate young people. But for the most part, the pool of college graduates that end up getting teaching credentials are the college party crowd that had to decide somewhere between their 4th and 6th years in college what the hell they were actually gonna get a degree in and what kind of job they could possibly get after barely staying above the minimum GPA for their entire college careers. These are UGA grads. Say no more. |
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Post by bunnywailer on Oct 31, 2008 15:03:12 GMT -5
On the other hand, my work partner (I work in Athens...) is taking tonite off so he can watch the game tomorrow (on television). Football is pretty big here in Athens.. Apparently, so is looking for the next reason to get sheet-faced drunk. |
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Post by georgia(pacific)girl on Oct 31, 2008 17:13:48 GMT -5
I suppose working with me is reason enough to get sheet-faced drunk!! LOL!! I'll letchya know.. he's gotta come back in and work with me again Saturday nite.  |
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Post by bunnywailer on Oct 31, 2008 20:33:53 GMT -5
I suppose working with me is reason enough to get sheet-faced drunk!! LOL!! I'll letchya know.. he's gotta come back in and work with me again Saturday nite. I hope Florida kicks the crap outa UGA, especially since everyone was touting them for the national championship this year. "We play SEC football here..." *staredown* LOL. |
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Post by georgia(pacific)girl on Oct 31, 2008 23:24:01 GMT -5
I don't give a cr@p about the football team personally
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Post by bunnywailer on Oct 31, 2008 23:25:54 GMT -5
I don't give a cr@p about the football team personally Maybe you should, might relieve some of that constipation. |
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Post by georgia(pacific)girl on Nov 1, 2008 15:53:31 GMT -5
Maybe you should, might relieve some of that constipation. AHA!!  but THAT'S where you're wrong!! I do give a cr@p about many other things!! LOL!!  |
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Post by GatorVball on Nov 1, 2008 19:35:27 GMT -5
They may want to cancel classes on Monday as well. I'm sure they still won't be recovered from that beat down!
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Post by bunnywailer on Nov 1, 2008 19:58:07 GMT -5
They may want to cancel classes on Monday as well. I'm sure they still won't be recovered from that beat down! HAHA! SWEET! We play SEC football here..... *staredown* |
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