Comments on: A Severe Case Of The Yeah-Buts http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/03/31/a-severe-case-of-the-yeah-buts/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bryan McDonald http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/03/31/a-severe-case-of-the-yeah-buts/comment-page-1/#comment-14145 Bryan McDonald Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:40:08 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=691#comment-14145 Wow, good post...great link! I will be sharing it with my Schools & Families in a Changing Environment class next Tuesday! Wow, good post…great link! I will be sharing it with my Schools & Families in a Changing Environment class next Tuesday!

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/03/31/a-severe-case-of-the-yeah-buts/comment-page-1/#comment-14143 Graham Wegner Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:13:58 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=691#comment-14143 I'm always struck by the similarities between our very different experiences as educators, Jose, and doubly amazed at your speedy response to my post. Pingbacks must show up pretty quick. I think that in my school's case many of the "yeah-buts" are fostered by a home environment where the kid isn't held accountable for much but entitled to everything, and we teachers have the audacity to challenge that worldview. Then often enough, the parents come in to push back at me and the child's worldview is reinforced. I watched a TV series the other night about an underworld killer from Melbourne whose parents refused to co-operate with police and fostered a disrespect for any form of authority with their son. The psychologist who was co-compering the show pointed out the various turning points in this guy's life and the parental mindset helped to create the callous killer who ended taking a number of lives just for the money. Not saying that any of my students are headed down that path but I can see that tendency at play. I’m always struck by the similarities between our very different experiences as educators, Jose, and doubly amazed at your speedy response to my post. Pingbacks must show up pretty quick. I think that in my school’s case many of the “yeah-buts” are fostered by a home environment where the kid isn’t held accountable for much but entitled to everything, and we teachers have the audacity to challenge that worldview. Then often enough, the parents come in to push back at me and the child’s worldview is reinforced. I watched a TV series the other night about an underworld killer from Melbourne whose parents refused to co-operate with police and fostered a disrespect for any form of authority with their son. The psychologist who was co-compering the show pointed out the various turning points in this guy’s life and the parental mindset helped to create the callous killer who ended taking a number of lives just for the money. Not saying that any of my students are headed down that path but I can see that tendency at play.

]]> By: Jose http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/03/31/a-severe-case-of-the-yeah-buts/comment-page-1/#comment-14142 Jose Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:45:56 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=691#comment-14142 Thanks for the link, Graham. I experience this in my classroom all the time, and it annoys me to no end. For those students who "have more" than others, and are just trying to find ways to shift responsibility, it's important that we keep our standards high. If it's one thing I've learned, it's that, as long as you're consistent with everyone who does that "same thing," whether it be getting out of their seat or anything of that nature. I'm still learning myself so any suggestions on your end would be most helpful (as I'll be continuing that series throughout the week). Jose p.s. - I've found that while not all of my students live the way I've described in that blog, enough of them do where it's worth noting. :: sigh:: Thanks for the link, Graham. I experience this in my classroom all the time, and it annoys me to no end. For those students who “have more” than others, and are just trying to find ways to shift responsibility, it’s important that we keep our standards high. If it’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that, as long as you’re consistent with everyone who does that “same thing,” whether it be getting out of their seat or anything of that nature. I’m still learning myself so any suggestions on your end would be most helpful (as I’ll be continuing that series throughout the week).

Jose

p.s. – I’ve found that while not all of my students live the way I’ve described in that blog, enough of them do where it’s worth noting. :: sigh::

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