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Mental_Grapefruit726 t1_jdeqsn1 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Connecticut teachers, what problems are you facing with your students now? by PettyWitch

It actually is the job of the tax payer to fund public education. Much like how your taxes fund sports team your kids don’t play on, musicals your kids may or may not participate in, or classrooms your kid doesn’t go into. It is also the job of the tax payer to pay for services that other people’s children may need.

It’s weird to me, I’m sure both of us know full grown adults that can’t regulate their emotions, so why are we to expect the children of those adults to be able to do so? It’s setting people up for failure.

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Miles_vel_Day t1_jdeorug wrote

Reply to Police enforcement with driving by rfunaro6

In 2016 I had a new (used) Dodge Charger. Loved that car. I don't like to speed too much (like, I go up to 80; I know that's fast to a lot of people but it's pretty standard CT left lane), but one day I was driving back from the cool new job that allowed me to get the car, and not paying a spectacular amount of attention, and I drove onto the Gold Star Bridge (speed limit: 50) going 86. Cop right there. Nothin'.

I was never quite sure if he wasn't watching, didn't care, or saw a silver Charger go by way too fast and just assumed it was another statey. I could've been arrested, technically.

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[deleted] t1_jdeoowp wrote

Reply to comment by Mental_Grapefruit726 in Connecticut teachers, what problems are you facing with your students now? by PettyWitch

On a separate note is it the job of the taxpayer to fund a treatment plan for an unruly child? Especially if it can be shown through documentation that the child’s own parents have not been present in the implementation of any action plan to help said child? No, we shouldn’t be making children into slaves of the State but at what point do we finally say enough is enough and that 2% of the children ruining the educational safety and experience for the other 98% is not a viable or realistic request.

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Mental_Grapefruit726 t1_jdeoeh8 wrote

Reply to comment by PettyWitch in Connecticut teachers, what problems are you facing with your students now? by PettyWitch

Nope…. Just graduated college with 0 disciplinary marks from K-Graduation.

I just value what public education has done for my life, and find you to be brain dead for thinking it ok to enslave and ruin the life of a 14 year old without even trying to address the problems that may have led to their lack of emotional regulation.

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Bla_Bla_Blanket t1_jdeo7az wrote

Reply to Police enforcement with driving by rfunaro6

I think it depends where you live. My husband got pulled over in Lisbon, small town who does not have a police station so state troopers are in charge. We are not from the area and he drove like maybe 5-7 miles over the speed limit, the state trooper who pulled him over was so aggressive and mad you’d think we led him through an across town chase.

We were so stunned by his behavior that we just sat there in silence completely bewildered giving him what he needed. Ultimately he didn’t give us a ticket and said to be careful next time, and when I said thank you he looked so smug and proud of himself as if he saved the world.

Such a surreal experience and completely unnecessary.

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