The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 168, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Page: 4 of 10
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PETE PAPE
Trustee Pete D Pape represents
Distrk t 7 on the Goose Creek ( 7SD.
We have those in our profession
that were unable to evolve from
where we were to where we are. It
they recognized this and retired, we
celebrate their past sen ice and con-
tributions, which were considerable.
But when push comes to shove,
if that person wants to trumpet their
■'success” in an attempt to tear dow n
forward progress, they force us to
shine a light on their significant fail-
ures. That being the considerable
number of academic casualties they
produced (up to 40 percent of the
overall student population) in the
name of conformity and "high ex-
pectations."
Io the current educators that read
the same ed op that I did, let that bit-
ter ex-teacher stew in his/her own
guilt and regret. You. and the people
you work with in classrooms today,
have more important things to worry
about.
Think. Work. Achieve.
As a board member of GCCISD. I
want to emphasize the impact profes-
sional development has on instruc-
tional practices that impact student
learning Its purpose is to help us
evolve, push us out of our comfort
zone, and continue to sharpen our
saws. Sure, some training will be
more helpful than other training but
it is different for every one. The Ka-
gan. Instructional Rounds, C aptur-
ing Kids Hearts and PLC’s, are just
some of the trainings and systems the
district offers to develop a common
language and ensure continuous im-
provement. I fyou only learn one skill
at a training and you're able to use
it to help students then it was worth
it. The purpose of district training is
to ensure our teachers and staff have
the tools, skillsci and relationships to
help ALL students succeed, no mat-
ter what the challenges.
I want to take this opportunity to
say thank you to all the teachers and
district staff for all that you do for our
students every day. Whatever your
role on the GCCISD team; whether
you arc in the classroom, cleaning
the classroom, making breakfasts
and lunches, maintaining the facil-
ities. working in the administration
to ensure the district continues its
course of success, or in another role,
please know the role you play is an
important one. Please continue to
work hard, always learning, always
refining your skills, and never giv ing
up. I would like each and every one
of you to know how much 1 appreci-
ate everything you do to help ensure
the students of (K CISD are success-
ful both in and out of the classroom.
The student relationships you build
will last a lifetime and the positive
affects you have on students are lim-
itless. May you all have a fabulous
2017/18 school year.
great coaching. To
paraphrase the late,
great O.A. “Bum”
Phillips. “A good
coach can win
with his plavers.
A GREAT coach
can win with your
players.”
Meaning a good
coach says (and
does). "I have one way of coaching.
For YOU to succeed, YOU must
conform to my way."
With this coach (or teacher) suc-
cess is only available possible for a
certain ty pe of player (or student).
A great coach says (and does), "It
is MY job to make you successful.
I w ill do what it lakes to make sure
that M\coaching maximizes your
success."
With this coach (or teacher) suc-
cess is available / possible for every
type of player (or student).
The ‘‘good of days" of education
really weren’t. In the good of days,
to be successful in school, the student
had to be the round peg that fit in the
round hole. The student had to pos-
sess the right skill set, die right per-
sonality, the right motivation and/or
the right parents to be a successful.
Io be fair, there were a lot of students
who had those attributes (though
those students looked suspiciously
similar to each other) And. to be
honest, a lot of those students grew
up to be teachers.
But what if you were the square
peg? What if you didn't possess the
attributes that schools and teachers
valued and demanded? To be blunt,
it was not the good of days for these
students. Instead, it was a living
nightmare lor these students and their
families, i or these students, school
Wasn't a place of nurturing and hope.
School was the place you went to ev-
ery day that demeaned and tore you
down. I. Inti I you could no longer take
it and you >1 inked away.
This is not poetic license. This is
the past viewed without rose colored
glasses. I graduated from a large Tex-
as high school (it's even bigger now ).
Personally. I thrived in the setting 1
just described. Along with 500 of
my fellow graduating seniors Which
sounds like an endorsement of the
way it was. But it’s not Because that
graduating senior class of 500, start-
ed out as a Freshman class of 750. In
a single, one-y ear cohort of students,
"the g<x>d of days” failed 250 chil-
dren that I grew up with
Today's educator graduates more
students, with more diverse needs,
from more diverse backgrounds, to
higher levels of success, than ever
before in the history o( our country
These modern educators accomplish
this not by doing what they used to
do. I hey accomplish this by leaning
forward, evolving their craft, to do
w hat needs to be done. I ()I)AY
This letter is in response to the let-
ter titled, “Back to School Wake-Up
Cail" posted July 25.
I was disheartened to read this
letter by a former GCCISD teacher
because 1 know her views are not
shared by the numerous great teach-
ers at GCCISD. I tried to let the letter
go but it kept popping up in my mind
every few days. Finally. I couldn't
bear it any longer and sent it to my
friend Sean Cain who is the author
of “The Fundamental Five” and the
head of I .ead 5 <air School Sean (and
his staff) work with districts all across
the state to help build strong leaders,
develop efficient and effective school
systems and develop great teachers
focusing on building relationships
with students, staff', and adminis-
trators to ensure quality instruction
is taking place in every classroom,
in every school, and in every dis-
trict. Here is his response as posted
Aug. 17 on the I.YS website (http:
leadyourschool.blogspot.com/).
The Angry Dinosaur
I recently read the angry, yet all
too predictable, ranting of a former
teacher in the op-ed section of the lo-
cal newspaper.
... I ci me tell you. I taught in my
district for 16 years. 1 had wonder-
ful children in my classroom who
worked hard and took pride in their
education. My career as a teacher
was rewarding, and it was an hon-
or to have such line children in my
classroom. But it wasn’t easy. I faced
adversity over and over again. No,
not from difficult students, but from
the "system."
I had a reputation as being a hard,
scary teacher. Why? Because I had
high expectations for my students,
and I held them to it. I refused to low-
er the bar. 1 believed tn each young
man and woman who walked into my
classroom. This is what got me into
trouble. On more than one occasion.
I was told by my academic deans that
my expectations were "too high” and
I needed to back off.
Really? 1 his bar is called account-
ability. I am not sure administrators
know what that word means any-
more.
For several decades, we held stu-
dents accountable for their actions,
whether it be academic success or
failure, behavior, or attendance, f ur-
thermore. parents were held account-
able as well. Now we have students
missing school chronically who
make up their poor attendance by
sitting in a portable building on Sat-
urday's doing nothing, and we offer
“redo’s" when the students don't do
well on assignments...
Sean Cain response
Don't be fooled by this teacher’s
claim of great success. I’ve been do
mg this long enough to know that it
won't stand up to scrutiny Here's
why...
(ireat teaching reallv boils down to
Views not shared by other teachers
Glenn M hitcomb
Baytow n
Leave REL to Baytonians
Here is a suggestion for Mi Frymire from Bellingham.
Washington and Mr. Mc( lure from Pearland in regard to
Robert I . Lee: I ook around your area and change every-
thing that docs not please you. hut leave RH to Baytonians
In case we need your advice or help, we can call sou.
D. H. Fulcher
Bay tow n
A national job problem
I he town hall meeting on trash service last I uesday
night was well attended, boisterous and almost went out
of control City staff members did their best to answer
lots of questions, and < ity Manager Rick Davis assumed
leadership. Order was restored and the attendees were
eventually satisfied.
Four options were presented, and the discussions fo-
cused on service, cost to residents and how the city would
finance the investment for equipment with options 3 and
4. I won t repeat the options since they ve been well cov-
ered in I he Sun and elsewhere The cost savings in op-
tions 2 through 4 relative to the 30 percent to 50 percent
increase lor the present service offered by Waste Manage-
ment were due to reduced serv ice and automated pickup
using mandatory containers There was no discussion of
the number of jobs lost due to these factors
When I got home it hit me that this was a small exam-
ple of a big reason for America's loss of entry level jobs.
We consumers want lower prices, and the development
of new technology lowers employee costs to allow these.
These are big reasons for the loss of these jobs, perhaps as
important or more important than jobs moved overseas.
My point is not to recommend which of these options is
best. It's to recognize w ithin it the symptoms of a national
job problem. “Buy American” is helpful but not enough.
I believe the answer is not barriers to foreign trade, but
a major effort toward increased education and training,
particularly for skilled jobs not requiring a four-year col-
lege degree.
Jesse Tooke
Mont Belvieu
‘Stop this nonsense right now’
I read with great interest how a man from Bellingham.
Washington and another from Pearland believe we should
rename Rl I. high school and both suggest it be named al-
ter another fallible human being who down the road will
only offend some other group.
I say we stop this nonsense right now and. if forced, to
rename any building, road, park or public place, we name
it after something natural or nonhuman.
Ac cannot take the chance that the new human name
won't be found offensive, even if by .001 percent of the
population
I he odds arc simply too great to take the chance.
Bert Marshall
Bay tow n
The amount of time, energy and creativity that people
nowadays exert in finding opportunities to be offended is
astounding.
It’s become a perverted form of recreation for many.
Recent issues have been religious symbols anywhere,
arcane concepts such as cultural appropriation, and mi-
cro-aggression.
Today the focus is on Confederate monuments.
When that is done perhaps other non-Confederate mon-
uments, artworks, books, history or even some science
may become dangerous and controversial issues.
Our nation is made up of many different cultures, races
and religions.
If we are to eliminate, without compromise, all things
possibly distasteful to anybody, what will remain? shall
our nation become an assortment ot Taliban-like groups
who violently destroy all that is not a part ot their person-
al belief preferences, declaring that their beliefs are the
only correct ones?
In his book titled “1984” (published in 1949). George
Orwell described a future culture where:
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every
book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every
statue, street and building has been renamed, every date
has been altered. And the process is continuing day by
day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing
exists except an endless present in which the Party is al-
wav s right.”
\ scary thought indeed, but nothing new.
Il's happened before in other countries Is it going to
happen here also?
Let’s pray not and hope for a different path of reason-
able compromise
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In 1986. Kerr-McGee Corp, agreed to
pay the estate of the late Karen Sdkwood
$1.38 million, settling a 10-year-old nu-
clear contamination lawsuit
In 1992, on the second day of the Ruby
Ridge siege in Idaho, an I Bl sharpshoot-
er killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of white
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separatist Randy Weaver (the sharpshoot-
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friend Kevin Harris, and didn’t see Vicki
Weaver).
1 bought for Today: “Works of art make
rules: rules do not make works of art."
Claude Debussy, French composer
(born this date in 1862, died 1918)
more than a dozen British vessels off the
1 nglisli coast to win a trophy that came to
be known as me America's Cup
In 1956. President Dwight D Eisen-
hower and Vice President Richard Nixon
were nominated for second terms in office
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