Teacherswhopaddle Weblog

1. DEDICATION, ABOUT THIS SITE & TABLE OF CONTENTS

January 14, 2011

DEDICATION

This web blog is dedicated to all those underappreciated (and underpaid) professional educators who care deeply for their students both personally as well as academically and are willing, when all other options fail, to use corporal punishment to deter classroom misbehavior. Teachers Who Paddle is not a site that promotes sadism or the abuse of any student nor tolerates comments that support such a view. However, it is TWP’s opinion that the use of corporal punishment, if used judiciously, moderately, and sparingly, is not abusive. Those who strongly disagree or are offended by TWP’s position on corporal punishment in the previous sentence should click the back arrow on their window control panel and LEAVE NOW.

ABOUT THIS SITE

Welcome to our little blog! This blog teacherswhopaddle was started in August 2008 and continued through early November 2010. The four of us (Jenny, Wendy, Michelle and Blog Editor Renee) originally set out to give a teacher’s perspective on a very difficult issue -school corporal punishment- and ended up with one of the most viewed blogs in the wordpress community. In late 2010, the four of us decided that 113 posts were enough and discontinued writing new posts.

But like t.v. stars after the airing of the final episode of a t.v. series, we were just not satisfied with the fact that ALL future viewers would see the last post as the blog’s home page. So, I (Renee) decided to “rework” and “reorder” our blog so you, our readers, can read and better understand what we are all about. In the TABLE OF CONTENTS below, you will find a numerical list of all our posts with links for each one. Due to the technical limits of wordpress, you will have to “copy” and “paste” a link on your pc’s browser window in order to view that post. But if you cannot do this -Don’t worry! The old archive system still works -Although it may take longer to find the post you are looking for.

A couple of final notes. First, this is an “inactive” blog. By that, we mean that there is no posting of or replies to reader comments. The reason: The four of us have families and careers to tend to and that’s all we care to handle! Secondly, for those who wish to be a part of a dialogue: Check out the link NETWORK54 on our blogroll. It IS active and there are a LOT of forums. (Be forewarned: If you are a ranting anti c.p. zealot -Be ready to back up whatever you say because the Network54 folks can give as good as they get!)

4. LEGAL ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS

9. INTRODUCING A “ROOKIE” TEACHER TO THE PADDLE & YOUR FAQ’S

10. MICHELLE GIVES HER FIRST PADDLING & THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF A NATIONAL C.P. BAN

12. TWP’s COMMENTARY ON “A TEACHER’S PADDLING: THE OTHER END”

13. EDITORIAL:SELF-ESTEEM & DISCIPLINE, PADDLING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL: A CLARIFICATION

14. EDITORIAL:SCHOOL STUPIDITY & WHAT TO DO AFTER PADDLING A STUDENT

15. WENDY’S WORST(?) PADDLING & EDITORIAL: RED FLAGS TO WATCH FOR

16. RENEE’S HALLOWEEN (AND FIRST) PADDLING & THE NEWEST FAQ’s

17. A TEACHER/PRINCIPAL’S PAST AND PRESENT TROUBLE

18. TWP’s COMMENTARY ON “A TEACHER/PRINCIPAL’S PAST AND PRESENT TROUBLE & OUR THOUGHTS

23. A DIFFERENT OUTCOME & YOUR FAQ’S

26. AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BARAK OBAMA

30. A TEACHER TAKES A STAND & YOUR FAQ’s

31. Ingraham v. Wright: THE AFTERMATH and WHY IT MATTERS & YOUR FAQ’s

35. FACT CHECK #3, EDITORIAL: A “NANCY” PROPOSAL, & “WE ARE NOT MAKING THIS UP!”

36. SURPRISE NEWS ON GRADUATION RATES, WENDY RESPONDES, & READER RESPONSES

37. THE POWER AND MISUSE OF WORDS, JENNY RESPONDS, AND TWP’s POSITION ON JUDICIAL C.P.

39. AN OPEN LETTER TO Mr. JORDAN RIAK

40. YOUR FAQ’s & P.T.A.V.E.’s NO-ANSWER

41. P.T.A.V.E.’s (BELATED) RESPONSE

42. P.T.A.V.E.’s QUESTIONS, TWP’s RESPONSES & A SPECIAL TWP COMMENTARY

44. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TWP TEACHER & YOUR FAQ’s

45. AWARD WINNERS, BUMPER STICKERS, READING LISTS/VACATIONS & A TWP COMMENTARY

46. WE’RE BACK, UPDATES & OTHER THINGS

47. RENEE RESPONDS TO READER’S QUESTIONS & READER’S COMMENTS

49. JENNY AND THE CASE OF “THE MISSING FROG” & YOUR FAQ’s

52. TWP’S ADVICE TO “STUDENT-TEACHERS”, PROF. N COMMENTARY/TWP’S RESPONSE, & TWP YEAR 1 REVIEW

64. TWP SPECIAL: A MEMPHIS “MELTDOWN”, PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE week #10 (RENEE PADDLES AGAIN!), TEACHER FEATURE: MICHELLE’S FIRST WEEK & R.C. pt. IX

69. Q/A ON NASHIA’S PADDLING, WENDY’S FIRST PADDLING & I AM THANKFUL FOR…

70. COMMENTS FROM ARIZONA/TWP REPLIES, HOW WE SPENT THANKSGIVING & JUST FOR LAUGHS

73. PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE week #15/16 (RENEE PADDLES A BOY), R.C. pt. XV & I WISH…

81. A TEACHER-STUDENT “REUNION”, TEACHER AFTERMATH I & R.C. pt. XXI

82. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A C.P. BAN, TEACHER AFTERMATH II, JENNY’S FIRST WEEK & R.C. pt. XXII

83. TWP RESPONDS, PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE: FEBRUARY, AFTERMATH III, A “WRONG” PADDLE & R.C. pt. XXIII

86. RECOLLECTIONS BY JENNY pt. I, GOOD NEWS FROM ALEXIS & STUDENT TEACHING CHRONICLES OF RENEE pt. I

91. TWP’S Rx FOR BULLYING, TWP’S PERSPECTIVE ON “JESSICA SERAFIN” & STUDENT TEACHING CHRONICLES OF RENEE pt. V

95. WE’RE BACK!, WHAT WE DID ON OUR SUMMER VACATIONS & READER’S (SILLY) COMMENTS/TWP’S REPLIES

96. A “REV.” EXPOSED, WHAT EVERY NEW TEACHER SHOULD KNOW & YOUR FAQ’S

99. RENEE AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RETREAT, RENEE’S TEACHER EVALUATIONS, PROF. N. COMMENTARY & YOUR FAQ’S

100. RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt. I, RENEE vs. “THE OL’BALL COACH” & YOUR FAQ’S

101. GUEST EDITORIAL, RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt. II & MICHELLE’S FIRST DAY ANNOUNCEMENT

102. PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE: A NEW YEAR, RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt. III & YOUR FAQ’S

103. ALUMNI INQUIRES TO RENEE, RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt. IV & AN AMANDA UPDATE

104. EDITORIAL: THE “DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR” MYTH, RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt. V & ATHLETIC ADVENTURES OF MICHELLE

105. RENEE’S 1ST TEACHER EVALUATIONS, RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt. VI & ALUMNI INQUIRES TO MICHELLE

106. PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE: 1ST PADDLING OF THE YEAR, RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt. VII & ATHLETIC ADVENTURES OF WENDY

107. HOW TO/NOT TO TALK TO AN ADMINISTRATOR, RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt VIII & TEACHER FEATURE: MICHELLE GIVES A “GOOD” ONE

109. A READER’S COMMENTARY, ATHLETIC ADVENTURES OF RENEE, RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt. X & YOUR FAQ’S

110. A PRE-ELECTION PRIMER, HOW CONGRESSWOMAN RENEE WOULD DO IT! & RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS pt. XI

112. 2 IMPORTANT OPEN LETTERS, TWP ANALYSIS: THE GETTYSBURG OF THE ANTIS, IF I WERE A FLY ON THE WALL… & A SPECIAL MESSAGE

113. PROF. N COMMENTARY, OTHER READER COMMENTS, RENEE CHRONICLES: THE COLLEGE YEARS-GENERATIONS,TWP: 40 YEARS LATER & GOOD BYE!

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