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I received this note from a Georgia teacher and am sharing it with the author's permission as it provides an example of why a school might resort to bringing in police to respond to even elementary schoolchildren:
This note outlines a frightening experience the teacher's own child had this week because of an out-of-control classmate who was clearly a danger to himself and others:
As a public school teacher since 1990, I have seen my share of unruly students. I do not doubt that incidences sometimes require police intervention and even warrant the use of handcuffs. Below is an account of an incident that occurred yesterday while my fifth grade daughter was taking her math CRCT. This is her written statement:
"Today at CRCT this boy got stuck on a question and started kicking the table. The teacher told him to stop.
He ran to the curtains and wrapped himself up in it and started humming. He found this sliding door and went in and found a wooden board and started beating the wall with it. Then he started cussing out the teacher saying 'Get out of here before I beat your a** up.'
This other little boy looked at him and then the boy said, 'What the he** are you looking at?' Then, the teacher evacuated the class into the hall. On the way the boy came out and took the board and pushed all the stuff off the tables with it. Then since we were so close to him we were moved to another room. He ran out the front door over the railroad tracks and around the block.
The teacher couldn't touch him and some city workers and the police had to grab him and put him in jail until his mom came and got him. And before that he started shooting birds at people."
The teacher wrote at the end of his note: "Normal school misbehavior should be handled by school authorities. When the behavior becomes criminal such as destroying property or becoming a threat to people in the school, law enforcement must be allowed to handle the situation according to their training. I am glad no one was physically injured. The emotional trauma some of the students suffered will have a lasting impact."
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
April 27th, 2012
4:52 pm
Why would a teacher have a sliding door in her room?
Why curtains?
Why wasn't she giving the CRCT in an engaging way, to hold the student's interest?
Clearly the root cause of the child's misbehavior was poor management on the part of the teacher.
It is my hope that this teacher gets the training she so obviously needs, or for the sake of her students gets counseled out of the profession.
April 27th, 2012
5:02 pm
What this teacher needs to do is write an individualize lesson plan for this allegedly "unruly" child (let's be honest he's just an active child being mismanaged)
Detailed actions on the part of the teacher, breaking the child's day down into 5 minute increments, regular "revisiting" strategies with the child (every 15 minutes, for 2-3 minutes max, while the other students are working) a synopsis of the child's day, what worked/what didn't no more than (3-4 pages max) establishing a home/school connection (nothing too taxing for the teacher, just a daily email to the parent's no more than a paragraph or two in each subject area, and a page for social interaction) combined with home visits bi-weekly (lasting no more than an hour, again being respectful of the teacher's time/work-life balance) and there is no doubt this child will experience a dramatic turn around.
As you can clearly, we don't need hysterics about "the police" just a teacher willing to make a few easily doable tweeks to her practice.
April 27th, 2012
5:03 pm
I once had a 6th grader pick up a computer and throw it to the window. I am sure he thought it would break the window…by the time he began swinging desks at walls and windows we had all left the room. He did this once or twice a year. Very shortly after this episode he had a very large retired army para who went with him everywhere. I wonder if he ever made it through high school. His para probably needed handcuffs.
April 27th, 2012
5:38 pm
Beverly Fraud… PLEASE tell me you are using sarcasm.
Because otherwise, how exactly might one give a 3 hour exam in an engaging manner to hold a student's interest?
April 27th, 2012
5:45 pm
a child act unruly and be a danger to itself and others?
can't be.
there is no problem with undisiplined children. none whatsoever.
the teacher was obvious asking for us
April 27th, 2012
5:46 pm
Sound like a "Drama Teacher" to me. And he ran to the window and wrapped himself in curtains then the class was evacuated. Little Johnny ran across the street where he was captured by City Workers. The End
April 27th, 2012
5:49 pm
@Beverly Fraud … You, my dear, are the sarcasm champion! Love it!
April 27th, 2012
6:06 pm
I was sympathetic until reading her last sentence…"The emotional trauma some of the students suffered will have a lasting impact." I'm sure in-school counseling services will be provided.
April 27th, 2012
6:40 pm
I would surely get to a safe place and call law enforcement if this happened in my workplace. How sad that it has become necessary in our schools. And yes, it is a traumatic experience for kids who are not accustomed to such behavior.
April 27th, 2012
7:00 pm
"Today at CRCT this boy got stuck on a question and started kicking the table …."
When will we stop the madness? Alas, it will only get worse. One kid today, two more tomorrow, a few the next day, several the day after, until….
April 27th, 2012
7:42 pm
I believe this happened and I believe that calling the police is necessary. I can't understand why folks became so excised about the six year old in handcuffs. (I need to make the disclaimer that I am liberal) These incidents aren't the first time these students, including the little girl from last week, have acted in a foolish manner. Their parents are perfectly aware, but somewhere along the line IDEA says that we have to protect these kids' right to learn so they aren't automatically kicked out of school. That is fine, but I wish some other parent would challenge IDEA because these disruptions are interfering with the learning and safety of other children who are also entitled to learn. I
April 27th, 2012
8:15 pm
Bwahahaha! You hit the nail on the head. No big deal, right?
I agree with Ed. I think the beginning of the girl's story says it all. If a child misbehaves in such a way, he or she should be REMOVED from the educational environment. Period. These parents need to realize that their absolute FAILINGS as parents are not the job of the schools to correct. The schools are not social engineering factories–though many would like them to be. As others have mentioned in regards to this topic, I would be positively mortified if one of my children acted in such a way. Then again, I know mine wouldn't because such behavior is not tolerated in our house and never was. Funny how that works, isn't it?
April 27th, 2012
8:19 pm
With any of these stories about children being handcuffed, not once have I read about the fact that these children are special needs children, funneled into general education classrooms with unqualified teachers as well as administrators. Not only is it an imperative fact needed to be included in the article it is an example of poor journalism. It is well known that Special Educations Classes are being disbanded to save money. There are many spectrum's of autism. But there arent many special ed college courses to help educate our teachers. The one most important aspect of all autistic children is their absent of socialization skills; thus their own behavior management. I am saddened by this educators lack of sensitivity towards this subject as well as the journalist lack of investigative skills. Are we now to blame the children for our societies ignorance about this disorder. Is the government paying off the media to mislead the public to our obligation to pay for our special needs children. Toxic chemicals from our plastics in addition to others poisons that are non regulated by our government has and is proven to contribute to this disorder. Our baby bottles are all plastic and the milk we give them. Please research before you accuse. Be Blessed and Thank you. Kindest Regards, Disappointed in the, I thought were educated
April 27th, 2012
11:42 pm
Get used to it.
These are the kids that will be become a larger percentage of a school's population when the Charters open.
The spiral will start, the Charters will not accept these kids, the regular ed parents will pull their kids from public schools due to incidents as above, and so on…
Public education will be for special needs & poor kids, it will take some time but if the planned Charter changes are not short-circuited, this is the road we will travel.
Talk about segregation, but the Charter architects, scurrilous dirtbags that they are, will reply with the "everyone has a choice" mantra.
April 27th, 2012
11:54 pm
Perhaps we should just let the Charter schools have it all. We can't keep safe the rest of our students. I worry about my own children; I worry about my students, since the rights of law-abiding, self-controlled children and adults mean so much less than the rights of those who behave as this student.
April 27th, 2012
11:57 pm
A Teacher like me
Not clear from your comment, but it sounds like you are saying we should be able to choose which children have a right to an education? Those with "foolish behavior" caused by their disabilities should be expelled? I guess as a liberal, you are ok with a whole class of people being added to the welfare rolls and being more likely to become incarcerated? The % of ADHD kids ending up in jail are pretty high with the current laws.
IDEA says the disabled children have a right to an education in the least restrictive environment. That doesn't necessarily mean a general classroom is the best place for them. For some it is. For others it clearly isn't. What special needs parents understand is that school districts often do everything in their power to avoid their legal obligations. Unless you get an advocate, many schools are perfectly willing to lie to you about your rights. I think that Milledgeville realized there are a lot of procedures they didn't follow in suspending the child there and that if the child was disabled they were potentially opening themselves up to legal consequences, so they reversed the suspension. The stories you hear of the ignorance and deceit by schools are astounding. Chewing on doorknobs, wrapping yourself in a curtain and humming are clear indications that there is probably something going on beyond simple "foolish misbehavior."
April 28th, 2012
3:40 am
THANKS to the courageous teacher for writing and to you for sharing this letter, Maureen.
So long as we acquiesce in the domination of our local and state public school systems by educrats more concerned with their careers, their images and their paychecks than with long-term student welfare, we shouldn't expect school climate and student learning to improve.
April 28th, 2012
7:04 am
Crankee Yankee, so what you are saying is that if we open charters, everyone will leave except those kids with special needs and the public schools will be filled only with kids with special needs.
That sounds like a good thing.
special needs kids will get the education they deserve. The public teachers will no longer have to teach on two different levels. Mainstream kids will be taught at a school their parents choose.
Everbody wins.
Why is your prediction a bad one?
April 28th, 2012
7:07 am
BU2, THANK goodness for your insightful post. You wrote "Chewing on doorknobs, wrapping yourself in a curtain and humming are clear indications that there is probably something going on beyond simple "foolish misbehavior."
You are exactly right.
All of those are signs of a child who has somethng going on other than foolish behavior.
One would expect someone who was educated to educate children would know that simple fact.
April 28th, 2012
7:10 am
1) Every classroom on my grade level has at least one child on the homeroom roster with this level of emotional instability. The majority of these kids are special Ed, but taught under the least restrictive environment protocol. Not, all, however, are Special Ed. And, yes… A school resource officer has been called on a number of events.
2) The child in the above article, however, does not appear to be a Special Ed child due to testing with a larger class. Special Ed students typically test in a small group setting.
3) Classroom teachers are often blamed by tired administrators for not doing "something" different to deescalate a situation.
I believe in public education as both a teacher and a parent with a child in the schools. But, the public is only just now beginning to grasp the impact of how many emotionally troubled children sit in one school every day, impacting all those around them.
April 28th, 2012
7:28 am
The Real Issue is that teachers do not have the training, the materials or the authority to do what is needed. The tax payers need to pay for every teacher to have regular firearms lessons and they need to pay for every teacher to have a gun in her classroom.
Then, when children dare to show anxiety or have a tantrum in their classroom, the teacher should have the authority to put the children in jail. We need to spend our tax payer money more wisely and build jails for children. We could save a lot of tax payer money if we just hooked up these horrific six year olds to chains and balls and send them out to quarries to bust rocks. That's what we need in this country, more jails for kids.
We don't need to waste money on judges or juries or lawyers for these creatures either. They don't deserve justice or an evaluation to determine if they have a condition. Conditions are for the weak and we need to get rid of everyone who is weak in any way. Those with diagnosed conditions should be just kept behind bars with no sunlght and no interaction with other human beings because they are a waste of society's time and money.
We need to give all teachers the ultimate authority to make all the decisions because they have education degrees and everyone knows education degrees are only given to the most intelligent people on the planet.
April 28th, 2012
8:06 am
Don't kid yourselves. While this is a problem in the public schools it reflects a problem in the society that feeds our schools. These children are the dysfunctional result of dysfunctional parenting in a society that is increasingly unwilling to insist upon norms of behavior. While the schools may suffer first, we are seeing the effects seep into every domain of our culture.
This kid belonged in handcuffs but it won't solve the real problem and the real problem is a lot bigger than this child, this family or this school.
Entire structures of our culture, once built on a broad consensus of what was right, fair and just will be replaced becasue that consensus has broken down. Schools are just one of the items on the list..
April 28th, 2012
9:03 am
the main reason I'd call the police?
cover my ass with district admin.
they'll be pissed I called the police, but its better than the hell they'd rain down for not calling and some student or volunteer got
keeping in mind junior could stab one of us in the throat with a pencil and its our fault for not getting out of his way
April 28th, 2012
9:54 am
Sure they needed to call the police. He ran off and left the building. He was a 5th grader, not a kindergartner.
We don't know what, if any, issues this child had or if anyone escalated the situation or if he blew up on his own. But its quite possible his foolish wrapping himself in a curtain and humming were his quite logical efforts to regulate and get himself under control. Maybe this child was just having a trantrum, but a lot of the behavior looks like things an autistic child would do.
The school might be putting him and the teacher in situations where both can fail. When we looked at public schools they told us we would have to go into a regular classroom with 25 other kids and no special provisions. From our experience in a pre-school where, unlike the public school, the school worked with us, we knew that situation wouldn't work. We explained that it would be disruptive (nothing like the above child, but still disruptive) to the class and bad for our child. They still wouldn't do anything. We, finally, after many interviews, found a private school that would accept her. We didn't want to put her in that public school setting that would be bad for everyone, but for a time we thought we might not have any alternative.
April 28th, 2012
10:01 am
"IDEA says the disabled children have a right to an education in the least restrictive environment."
And says nothing about the rights of the regular students. Hence, the schools put them in regular classes to protect themselves legally from IDEA lawsuits, and we have the current educational system. Dumb down the class so that one child can be taught a subject that may be light years over their head. That is the failure of "mainstreaming".
The vents have been full of very accurate observations about the difference in public schools and private schools. Private schools don't have to take SPED students, private schools don't have to take discipline problems, if a child is disobedient in a private school, they are kicked out. That is why private schools can focus on giving the regular student a better education.
April 28th, 2012
10:39 am
Google "Bad Behavior looking for a disability excuse". Too many parents who have not disciplined or do not want to discipline their children are looking for an excuse for the results of their bad parenting. I deal with a child (not in a school setting) every week where this is the situation. I taught over 30 years and can tell the difference between no discipline and a real problem.
April 28th, 2012
10:43 am
I would love to see parents of students who act in a civil manner band together and start insisting that their children have "rights". Get some legislation passed.
April 28th, 2012
12:32 pm
Autism is not real. It is just a made up condition by bungling bureaucratic administrators at the Board of Education who know nothing about education because they don't teach in the real world. Only teachers know anything about education because they have education degees and those degrees are the hardest degrees in the whole world to earn.
BU2 should not be allowed to speculate about what conditions a child may have because everyone knows that there are no special needs children. We only have bad parents. Parents are the cause of all the problmes in the world and BU2 should not be allowed to think anyone could need something different than what the teacher is willing to give.
BU2 makes logical sense and that is not allowed. Common sense and logical arguments are things made up by bureaucratic know-nothings at the DOE just to annoy teachers.
April 28th, 2012
1:41 pm
I say we start sterilizing bad kids
April 28th, 2012
2:02 pm
@ Teachers Rule! April 28, 12:32 pm.
What's the target of your sarcasm here? I believe from other posts that Bu2 is a teacher. And if you check this blog-thread and the earlier 2 on this subject, you'll see that it's the teachers generally who are suggesting that some sort of disability may be behind such classroom behavior, while it's the parents who are urging that all the child needs is a "whupping."
April 28th, 2012
3:35 pm
Teachers Rule! that was a totally useless post – now on to an intelligent discussion of a real problem in the public school system.
Students with behavior issues generally fall into two categories – those with real (medically based) problems and those who have never been taught nor expected to behave in a self-controlled manner. The first you can deal with – differing amounts of education and medication – in this case (in most instances) the parents work with the schools as a team (in the ones that it does not work that way – some are the fault of the school and some are the fault of the parent). The second group – there is not a lot that can be done in the educational system because there is NO support from home. These kids have never been expected to behave – all misbehavior (in this second group) is excused by the parents – because that is easier (in the short term). Another point on this subject – teachers are not allowed to try to physically control these kids – you are basically told – don't touch them. There is no faster way to invite a lawsuit than to "lay hands" on a student in any way – to the extent that if a child is storming around the room and you don't get out of their way – you (the teacher) is at fault (for not getting out of the way).
Finally -IDEA is all about accommodation (what everyone else does because the child has a problem) – not about teaching the kids to deal with their disability. I agree with many posters here – more parents of "regular" ed kids need to speak up and bring lawsuits dealing with their child being negatively impacted – both educationally and safety wise – by indiscriminate inclusion.
April 28th, 2012
5:53 pm
Lynn43: I agree with you whole-heartedly. Why not demand LRE for OUR kids? MY kids should have the right not to have to put up with the malarkey that goes on from other kids getting their LRE. Why does that seem to apply to only sped kids? And, not to dump on sped kids, because there are many kids out there, either undiagnosed or just mean as h3ll, that disrupt our children's education on a daily basis! Yet the school systems seem to think they are powerless to act!
Bev: You forgot "rigorously".
A couple of years ago I had a third grader (8) tell me he couldn't control himself that day, that I had better watch out, his mom hadn't given him his medicine, and he had "anger control issues." Now, when a kid can tell you that…. Same kid was fought over by his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles BECAUSE OF HIS DISABILITY CHECK! Now Why in the H3ll does an 8 year old draw a disability check?!
I wish this was the only time I have had a kid tell me that I couldn't expect anything out of them because they were (fill in the blank with the diagnosis du jour).
In one class I push into this year there are 6 kids who are on psychotropic drugs, and 4 who see a shrink! Out of 17 kids (the 5 sped get pulled out)!
April 28th, 2012
7:26 pm
Teacherse are the smartest people on the planet and there is one kind of teacher that is more better smart than any other kind of teacher and that is a professor. We all watched Gilligan's Island and know that every professor is smarter than evry other person on the planet because professors invent all kinds of cool things out of coconuts.
The professor on Gilligan's Island could never do anyting to get the castaways off the island because of the CRCT tests, which prevented him from diong his job. If it weren't for CRCT tests the professor could do his job and get Gilligan and Skipper and the rest off the island.
April 28th, 2012
8:55 pm
Teachers Rule!/ ParaProf. Definitely a high school student.
April 29th, 2012
11:51 am
Just in this school year the following has happened at my school: chairs/books/pencils/etc. being thrown at teachers, knives brought to school, students touching teachers inappropriately, students throwing fits and knocking over furniture in the front office and in classrooms, and student attempting sexual acts in hallways, bathrooms, and classrooms. And, this is with great behavior management at an award-winning school. The reality is that kids will act in unpredictable manners. I'm all for and practice strong behavior management,but at the same time, work (school) should be a safe place for the faculty as well. If it comes to a point wherein I feel I need to restrain a student for his/her safety and the safety of my students and me, I'll call the school officer. I'm not losing my job because of the chance that a parent/student might claim abuse and/or inappropriate touch simply because I'm doing my job.
April 29th, 2012
3:15 pm
"I would love to see parents of students who act in a civil manner band together and start insisting that their children have "rights"."
As the mom of 2 children who are well-behaved and intelligent, I am tired of my children getting cheated of their instructional time and classroom work time because of kids who can't or won't behave in an acceptable manner! You know, the kids who constantly cause trouble. School Boards and Administrators – grow a set! Establish and enforce policies to take their misbehaving butts out of the classroom! I don't care what the reason for their misbehavior is. If they can't behave, the rights of that majority of students who ARE behaving in the classroom trump these miscreants' rights to be there.
April 29th, 2012
3:42 pm
We/they can't because the misbehaving students get labeled EBD, which falls under the umbrella of special education. Therefore, the law is (enormously) on their side, and all teachers and administrators cower in fear of it because if they aren't "served" properly we could get fired or some other such nonsense. Maybe the child in question is autistic. So what? As bu2 suggested, the way most special ed. students are integrated into mainstream classrooms is not good for ANY of the students involved.
But the law is on their side, and it will take an act of the god I don't believe in to change it.
April 29th, 2012
7:22 pm
At the risk of sounding like the "prophet of doom," Georgia is one of the few states left that has a "pullout" program for special education students. Most of the other states have bowed to the "politically correct" inevitable and have put their special education students in regular classrooms regardless of their ability to benefit from it. Autism certainly exists and I have worked with my share of them but I sometimes wonder if that term isn't becoming somewhat "trendy." I saw the same thing happen with terms like "Dyslexia" and "Minimal Brain Dysfunction," they became "catch-alls" something along the line of "We can't come up with anything else to explain this kid's behavior so he must be________. (Fill in appropriate "term de jour"). At one time, parents were coaching their kids to act out or mess up academically so they would be labeled special ed. and would start receiving the coveted "crazy check" (a.k.a. SSI) I think now to get SSI, the condition has to be medically identifiable and EBD won't cut it! However, if a kid gets an IEP and a special ed. "label" to go along with it, they cannot be suspended more than 10 days in a school year unless it can be proven that their behavior is not a manifestation of their disability! I would like to go on record as saying that I do not believe that a special ed. student should be allowed to behave in a manner that would get an adult put into the "iron hotel." There is an incentive for schools to get law enforcement involved in cases where students behave violently. Once law enforcement (and the court system) gets involved, it is technically out of the school's hands.
April 30th, 2012
11:56 am
Is it not true that parents have to agree to testing for special education? My experience has been that many parents refuse because of the sped "label." However, habitually disruptive students should not be in regular classrooms, and it should not matter whether or not the disruptive students have been diagnosed with some disorder.


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How can children bounce back so quickly? One minute they are throwing up so much you expect their heads to start spinning, and the next minute they are fine and ready to play. I don't recover so quickly. In fact, it may be a long time before I get over this health crisis.
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A genetic sleuthing effort led by the University of Colorado Boulder that resulted in the identification of Colorado's "true" native greenback cutthroat trout two years ago has come full circle with the stocking of the official state fish into Colorado's high country. The stocking event was a conservation management milestone, a result of a novel 2012 genetic study led by CU-Boulder Senior Research Associate Jessica Metcalf of the BioFrontiers Institute that helped to clarify the native diversity and distribution of several Colorado cutthroat trout strains.
Roughly 1,200 greenback cutthroat fingerlings reared in federal and state hatcheries in Colorado were stocked into Zimmerman Lake, located in the South Platte River basin near Cameron Pass west of Fort Collins on Friday, Aug. 8. The Greenback Cutthroat Trout Recovery Team involving state and federal agencies hopes the milestone is the first step in reintroducing the federally protected fish into selected waters in the South Platte basin. Read more
Rob Knight, a professor in the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and a faculty member at the BioFrontiers Institute, is sharing the largest known dataset on the human microbiome and the software key to understand what it may reveal about the role of the millions of bacteria living in and on the human body. The data is from the American Gut Project and includes information from more than 3,000 participants, 101 million DNA sequences and 27 gigabytes of sequencing information. The data has been deidentified to remove personal information, which was collected from 3,238 participants ranging in age from newborns to octogenarians, and Paleo dieters to omnivores. Read more
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After creating box office history with ' Chennai Express', director Rohit Shetty is ready to roll with the sequel of his 2011 blockbuster, 'Singham'. The sequel has been given the title 'Singham Returns'. Ajay Devgan will reprise his role as the fearless police officer and Kareena Kapoor has been...read more
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Ajay Devgn, who is known as one of the most talented actors of Bollywood, turns 45 today. As the star celebrates his birthday, here is an untold story about him that is quite interesting. The story is that before Ajay Devgn fell in love with Kajol, Ajay and Karisma Kapoor were in an alleged...read more
The week that passed by had a number of interesting stories unfolding from Bollywood. We bring to you top stories of the week.Armaan had plans for Tanishaa on Valentine's dayArmaan and Tanishaa got hooked up on 'Bigg Boss 7'. Though Tanishaa maintains a goo...read more
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Experience the secret life of New York City as a series of experts take you behind the curtain to discover the creative soul of this remarkable place. Take a peek behind the scenes at iconic New York television shows such as Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Dr. Oz Show on an extensive private tour of NBC; learn the secrets of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on a private guided tour; spend an afternoon browsing the city's many designer and vintage boutiques with a personal shopper; enjoy an evening the historic art-deco Lennox Lounge in Harlem that has hosted a long list of jazz legends; join a professional art historian for an insightful private tour of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); and feast at the top of Manhattan in the city's only revolving rooftop restaurant.
Throw away your guidebook as you follow a series of knowledgeable guides, art historians and personal shoppers on a tour of the many faces of New York City and discover the secret sites that are usually reserved for loyal locals. You'll also have ample time to explore the city on your own terms – whether that means taking a relaxed stroll through Central Park or exploring New York's many vibrant neighborhoods by horse and carriage – and will spend comfortable nights in luxury at an elegant, world-class hotel.
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Enjoy a private airport transfer with vehicle and driver.
Enjoy a private walking tour with personal English speaking guide. The emphasis of this unique walking tour is Manhattan's history through its architectural landmarks, such as the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Station, the New York Public Library, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, and Wall Street.
Allow your group to loosen up and experience the excitement of Broadway with a private song and dance tutorial. Learn the steps and lyrics to a popular musical number from none other than a current Broadway Star. After the lesson your group will have the opportunity to perform together and show off their hidden theatrical talents. This is a wonderful bonding experience for your group and will be sure to leave a lasting memory from their New York trip. Wine and Cheese served.
Optional: Please speak with your travel consultant to advise which current Broadway show you would like to see.You can choose from the following shows: Annie, The Book of Mormon, Cyrando de Bergerac, Evita, Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Mamma Mia, Once, Peter and the Starcatcher, Rock of Ages, War Horse, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and much more.
This exclusive experience will take you on a private behind the scenes tour of the studios of NBC's New York operations. Your private guide will take you through 30 Rockefeller Plaza, you will visit the NBC Sharp Globe Theater, Broadcast Operations, the Make-up Room, and even produce your very own news and weather program in the High Definition Mini-Control Studio! See a backstage peek at the following studios: Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Dr. Oz Show, msnbc, Football MIght in Amaerica and the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.
Horse-drawn carriages are a unique and historical way to experience the beauty of Central Park. In New York City, horses are a symbol of a bygone era before the advent of cars, buses and trains. It was during this time that New Yorkers got around from place to place on horseback or by means of horse-drawn carriage. As a result and over time, horses became iconic to the history of Manhattan. One of the best ways to get a taste of old-time New York is to take a horse-drawn carriage ride through the winding trails of Central Park.
New York's High Line was built in the 1930s to lift freight traffic 30 feet in the air. This removed dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan's largest industrial district. No trains have run on the High Line since 1980 and the elevated tracks have been preserved and the space has been converted into a very unique public park. The High Line is located on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues. This New York must-see is an ideal space to stroll free high above the city's bustling traffic. Be sure to take a break (or two) at some of the High Line's best known food joints - for coffee stop at Blue Bottle, for a gourmet ice cream sandwich swing by Melt Bakery and for true NYC local sustainable cooking visit The Green Table.
The ideal solution for private entertainment whether you are a jazz aficionado or looking for a trendy night out in Manhattan! You will be picked up at your hotel this evening by stretch limousine which will take you all the way down to fashionable Soho for dinner at Tre Merli Restaurant. After dinner, your driver will accompany you to the Blue Note Club, one of the most celebrated Jazz establishments in New York. After the show, hop back in your limo and you will be returned to your New York City hotel.
Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece of modern architecture is home to one of the world's finest collections of 20th century art. Don't miss walking the grand ramp that curves from the ground to the dome. You'll see masterpieces by such noted artists as Chagall, Kandinsky, Picasso, and van Gogh, plus changing exhibitions that are always significant and intriguing. Modern art lovers will enjoy a world of Modern Art masters from Modigliani to Mondrian. Whatever your tastes, the collections and exhibits are well worth your time when visiting New York City.
With a MOMA Professional Art Historian, you will have a private highlights tour of the Museum. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It has been singularly important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world.
Be whisked away by a limo from your hotel and brought to the shopping mecca of your choice - Bloomingdales, Henry Bendal or Saks. Your personal stylist will help you shop for your unique look - they are the perfect alliance for you during your shopping expedition as they know these racks like the back of their hands. Your limo will be at your beckon call to handle your bags and be your stylish ride home.
Manhattan - twelve miles long, three miles wide and a world unto itself. Manhattan Island is famous for its "uptown" and "downtown" neighborhoods that can satisfy anyone's tastes for culture, entertainment and food. No stomach or soul could possibly go hungry in Manhattan. Speak to your travel consultant to ask advice on the best ways to explore New York's various neighbourhoods by foot, by horse and carriage, by taxi or with a private guide.Take the afternoon to explore the island on your own and seek out your favourite nook of the city:- Take a stroll through Central Park - stop for an afternoon picnic by the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, hire a boat by the Lake boat house, visit the Zoo and the bird sanctuary, or explore the area by horse and carriage located on the south side of the park near the legendary Plaza Hotel. - Head South from the Park to Times Square where the bright neon lights never sleep - and who could blame them with all there is to see, do and eat in the area. A tourist magnet for good reason as the area also attracts the best of Broadway talent to the Theatre District. Stop along "Hell's Kitchen" (9th and 10th Avenues) for a fair priced ethnic inspired bite.- Head to Harlem if you want to explore a historical center of urban African-American culture (above Central from 110th to 145th Street on the East Side and above 125th Street). Stop by the famous Apollo Theatre and grab a bite to eat at the Lenox Lounge. - Art Lovers, Haute Shoppers and People Waters alike can spend days in the Upper East side (59th Street to 96th Street between 5th and York Avenues). This neighbourhood is home to the top shops like Bloomingdales and Henri Bendel as well, the area houses "Museum Mile" where you will find the Metropolitan Museum of Art , the Guggenheim , the Whitney , the Museum of the City of New York, and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design all within blocks of each other. -Midtown (42nd Street to 59th Street east of 5th Avenue) is one of the most visited areas of New York - it's fast, crowded and fantastic. Think the Rockefeller Center for skating in the winter, the MoMA for its Pop Art, Saks for its couture, Radio City Music Hall for entertainment and Grand Central for its architectural glory.-China Town and Little Italy (Grand Street to Chatham Square and from Broadway to beyond the Bowery towards East Broadway) is a vibrant and colorful neighborhood that is one of the most sought after areas for ethnic food and street vendors - we recommend eating your way through it's to notch-cheap restaurants. Walk up Canal Street for all the shopping deals. -In the recent past the Meatpacking District (West 15th Street, Gansevoort Street and 11th Avenue) was merely an industrial neighbourhood of wholesale meat companies, now it's the 'It' place for trendy boutique hotels, hot lounges and hang outs and the city's newest top restaurants. Make sure you climb up to the High Line pedestrian path which rests on elevated old rail tracks. - Greenwich Village or "the Villiage" has kept its bohemian roots with its quaint winding streets, restored townhomes and inviting restaurants. It was historically the centre of New York gay culture and gentrification has led money to the area allowing for a healthy boutique shopping area to be sustained on Bleecker Street. Hit the legendary Blue Note in the evening for live jazz.
Optional enjoy a 3-4 hour private cooking class in Greenwich Village restaurant including class, meal, wine & beer (3 glasses per person),. Choose from different themes (French, Italian, Vegetarian, Sushi, Thai, Indian, Tapas). Contact your sales advisor to include this in your itinerary.
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The Ritz-Carlton New York (4.5*) is located in Central Park South in New York City that features a 33-story building and offers 259 guestrooms, 47 suites, meeting and event rooms. This award-winning hotel features a luxurious Spa with complete range of services, a 24-hour fitness center equipped with top of the line weight training and cardiovascular equipment, as well as 24-hour in-room dining. The hotel includes a full service multi-lingual concierge, business services and valet parking. An ideal place to unwind, the luxurious club lounge offers privacy and serves delectable culinary throughout the day. The Ritz-Carlton New York is a pet friendly hotel that accepts pets including dogs and cats weighing less than 60 pounds with fee charge, as well as Limousine service upon guest request. The hotel includes 1 restaurant that features daily breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, cocktails, and light fare into the late hours.
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Nobody Deserves Tenure
Chester E. Finn, Jr. – Nobody deserves tenure, with the possible exception of federal judges. University professors don't deserve tenure; civil servants don't deserve tenure; police and firefighters don't deserve tenure; school teachers don't deserve tenure.
With the solitary exception noted above—and you might be able to talk me out of that one, too—nobody has a right to lifetime employment unrelated either to their on-the-job performance or to their employer's continuing need for the skills and attributes of that particular person.
Tenure didn't come down from Mt. Sinai or over on the Mayflower. Though people occasionally refer to its origins in medieval universities, on these shores, at least, it's a twentieth-century creation. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) began pushing for it around 1915, but tenuring professors didn't become the norm on U.S. campuses until after World War II (when the presumption of a 7-year decision timeframe also gained traction) and it wasn't truly formalized until the 1970's when a couple of Supreme Court decisions made formalization unavoidable.
In some states, public-school teachers began to gain forms of job protection that resembled tenure as early as the 1920s, but these largely went into abeyance during the Great Depression and were not formally reinstated until states—pressed hard by teacher unions—enacted "tenure laws" between World War II and about 1980.
The original rationale for tenure at the university-level, articulately set forth by the AAUP, was to safeguard academic freedom by ensuring that professors wouldn't lose their jobs because they wrote or said something that somebody didn't like—including, on occasion, donors who paid for their endowed chairs. This justification gained plausibility during the post-war "Red Scare" and McCarthy era.
I come from Canada where teachers do not have tenure but, of course they do have due process for firings and progressive discipline.
What Finn wants is a system with no safeguards where the principal can say, "this is your second time late in 20 years. You are fired."
Diane Ravitch has pointed out that basically the same system exists in the USA. Before due process, principals fired one teacher so they could hire a relative, fired religious or political minorities etc.
Due process is not tenure, it is human rights in action. Management needs to prove that the teacher is unfit, not just suspect it.
I agree. Tenure is a horrible practice that has been abused consistently. As an education professional, I would much prefer to have to earn my contract than have it handed to me year to year.
While there is a measure of security in knowing that my job is not on the line at the end of every school year, I have seen far too many teachers kept on because they have tenure; teachers who no longer have any business working in any school district.
Another negative side effect is that any teacher without tenure can be fired (i.e. not given a renewal on his/her contract) without right to due process. So, not only do we protect those who should have been terminated years ago but we throw our new generations to the wolves in order to meet the budget.
Bring back due process and get rid of tenure.
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Meaty breakfast sausage, earthy eggplant, and zesty feta complement each other in this hearty pasta dish.
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Cook eggplant, sausage, and garlic in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until sausage is browned and eggplant is tender. Add tomato paste and the next 3 ingredients (through tomatoes); cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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It's not just you that the cold can take a toll on, but your car as well.
Mechanics says, it's important that you keep your battery warm.
This can be done by purchasing battery warmers or removing the battery itself, if your car allows it.
You can also buy engine block warmers and dipstick warmers that will help you be sure that your car starts up in the morning.
One thing that mechanics say not to do, is add water to your anti-freeze.
"It corrodes the system. It does more damage than it does good. You'll find that it starts blowing heater cords, radiator hoses will pop off just from the expanding of the water," says Miracle Motor Werks Owner, Michael Miracle.
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Does Klinsmann really want midfielder Jermaine Jones, who collects a yellow card in almost every game, and left Neymar with some bruises, to play nastier? Published May 31 2012
Landon Donovan still playing at the top of his game when he dons the American shirt. Published May 28 2012
American soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann has at his disposal what could be the most experienced U.S. national team ever assembled as the team heads into a five-game stretch that involves three exhibition games and two World Cup qualifying matches. Published May 25 2012
D.C. United will travel south to Richmond to face the USL PRO's Richmond Kickers in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Published May 23 2012
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"Excellent article. Well written and a good focus on what we should be doing – bringing suicide out into the open. Well done!"Featured comment
I admit, I laughed when I heard the crank call.
Of course, it is not funny that a woman was so upset she committed suicide but really how much longer can they drag this out as a news story?
The radio station owners cancelled their Christmas Party; they have set up funds for the family. They are paying blood money left, right and centre. They are spinning like tops, crying and fronting up.
When people commit suicide there are an endless streams of "what if'"? Usually asked by people living to make themselves feel better that they were not to blame in any way.
The entire world appears to be to blame for this woman's death. Miles of column inches and bandwidth have been dedicated to it, so what the heck? I shall add my own.
I heard Deborah Coddington on radio prior to the tragedy ask the obvious question - would you want this woman caring for your relative if she fell for this? Coddington would have more tact to say that now and hindsight does not do her comment justice as at the time I agreed, but in terms of pre-Christmas grief, this one is having the world roll in grieving and looking inward on a ridiculous scale.
Jacintha Saldanha did not have a mental illness or depression by all accounts, she was a nurse and a normal person, she panicked.
She panicked because of the shame attached and the media attention on her all for the wrong reasons. She was humiliated and no one helped her or she did not seek it, livign away from her family in Bristol in a nurses quarters. She wrote a note to her family.
She did not turn off the television and ride it out for the two or three days it would have taken for us all to have moved on to the next gotcha story.
People are humiliated in the British press every day and they have prolonged the humiliation now to her family and the family have commented. Jordan (Katie Price) and every boyfriend she has had, build an entire million dollar empire out of ritual humiliation. Reality TV stars are paid to be humiliated.
What they do not understand is we read stuff online, giggle, roll our eyes then forget it and move on. Many become depressed and unable to cope because they read every single thing written about them in the media and online and take it all seriously.
Then turn around and blame the media for making them like that. This woman didn't - it was a one-off. She killed herself and decided very quickly to.
If anyone is to blame I think it is Jimmy Savil. We might as well blame him. He was a creep. And he is the perfect person to blame as he is long dead.
If Jimmy Savil did not lead to an entire sex abuse scandal at the BBC, Max Clifford would not have been arrested.
If Max Clifford was on his game and not in a cell for 12 hours explaining why he is not a creep too, he would have grabbed Jacintha Saldanha by the hand, protected her and made her into a mega-star with exclusive interviews and hundreds of thousands of pounds attached for her five minutes of fame rather than humiliation.
Money and Max would have made the shame go away.
It is as valid theory as any other in terms of blame.
What if? What if? What if?
The prank was mean, it was cheeky, and may even have been illegal. But like many readers, I have had people close to me commit suicide, quite a few actually.
I count 14.
Lawyers seem to be a quite susceptible group, I have found, perhaps because we have to deal with everyone else's problems and accumulate our own.
Some had outwardly perfect lives, loads of money, everything to live for and lovely supportive families. All were well-educated professionals earning good incomes.
Some were terminally ill, some were mentally fragile or drug dependent; some were completely unexpected and left everyone at the funeral blankly looking at each other asking "WTF".
But at the end of the day, no one in the world knows what goes on inside someone's head at the best of times, let alone the worst.
You bury them, remember them on the odd occasion and try to spot it in others to help.
You never can. It does not work like that.
People who are serious about killing themselves just disappear and do it. They never actually ask for help.
Some ask for help. You patiently talk them through it and never hear from again as you are blanked out as someone from their deep dark past they do not want anyone in their new life to know about.
The most graphic I have experienced is a man slit his wrists in my bathroom after downing a zillion pills and when I returned from being out for the evening he was dead.
You cannot remove that nasty image from your head, nor the thoughts you have as the last person to speak to them.
You never forget the 111 call as it is in slow motion.
The blood takes an eternity to remove from the bath and cracks in the tiles, and the police forever to arrive to take away the body.
You never forget the brief second they look at you in a police officer's way like you were the one who sliced him up.
You never forget the support lady who comes in and helps you clean up the mess and stick the white bath towels in the washing machine as red runs through the plastic front loader.
You don't know why you bothered washing them as you throw them out.
You explain it to the family, who want someone other than themselves to blame and hope they do not turn on you through their tears.
You think at the time this better be the worst thing that happens in your life.
You are offered a nice old lady to give you counseling and then realise the only thing that can help you is to forget it ever happened.
You never talk about it with anyone else outside his other friends every couple of years as you drift apart.
A problem shared is not a problem halved.
People who commit suicide never think of the person who will find them, least of all if it is a child finding their parent. It was bad enough as an adult a decade ago.
If the crank call was not made this woman most definitely would have been alive, but it does not mean it killed her.
She killed herself, which is actually technically pretty hard to do. I have had one friend try and fortunately fail. I asked him when he regained consciousness what he thought about as he was trying.
He said he felt and thought nothing, not of himself or others.
Another person present in the conversation could not get his head around being in that state of mind.
Some people just cannot and they are most vocal in blaming others in situations like this. It is not that easy and never fully explained in a note.
Many people commit suicide and it is not reported properly as such so the numbers are always on the light side.
People who commit suicide are not selfish, they are making a decision to end their life as they think at the time the future is not worth living.
It is not and never can be rational. It may not be reasonable to others still living, but short of not communicating at all with each other, people often upset others.
Choosing to live over killing yourself is probably the only decision ultimately that you alone have complete responsibility for.
Blaming others is neither helpful or fair.
Cathy Odgers is a Hong Kong lawyer. She blogs as Cactus Kate.


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We've all heard that a good exercise regimen and a proper diet are two major factors in living a long and healthy life. The third component in achieving longevity is genetics. You either have good genes or you don't. I like that, nice, simple and good genes require no effort whatsoever. My parents are now in their eighties and both in good health and I couldn't be happier. Speaking of happiness, what about the humor gene? Laughter must play an important role in longevity, right? After all, just look at Milton Berle. He lived to be 94. Oh, and what about Bob Hope and George Burns? They each lived to be 100. So it seems to me that humor just might be the most important factor of all....and that's nothing to laugh at.
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I always knew I'd end up amongst the stars. My father piloted a spaceship, and his father before him. I'd always wait for him to return from his trading missions, excited to see what he brought back. Sometimes it would be toys from far off worlds, sometimes it would be artifacts from some wild adventure he found himself in. The only thing I loved more than his presents were his stories. That time he saved the princess of some agrarian world, or the time he and his crew fended off pirates and stole their ship. Each story was an epic where he was the brave hero bringing justice to the galaxy.
When I turned 18, I immediately enlisted to become a pilot. My time in the Navy took me on adventures as amazing as my father's. I stopped civil wars, ended insurrections, and destroyed pirate strongholds. It was a different type of justice I was spreading, but it was still justice. Eventually I left, started a family of my own, and took up the family practice of trading.
Just like my father, I would return home with gifts and stories for my son; and just like his father, he would listen in awe and wonder. I knew that he would one day follow my footsteps, just like my father probably knew about me. And I know that one day, just like his father and his father's father, he won't return home. Something will go wrong and he'll be jettisoned from the ship. His last moments will be of him floating amongst the stars, thinking of his son.
I woke up in a dumpster today. I'm not really sure how I got there. Last night was Paul's party, but I don't remember anything spectacular that would lead to this situation. I walked in, grabbed myself a strong drink, and began mingling with the locals. Nothing unusual except — that girl. She was standing next to the couch by her lonesome when I caught my first glimpse. I hadn't seen her at one of Paul's parties before, and I'm not one to miss a party or the chance of new friends. I made my way toward her, molesting her with my eyes as I pushed past everyone. She had curly, shoulder length, brown hair, green eyes with a mix of hazel, and wore a much-too-large flannel shirt that hid a pedestrian body with skinny jeans that hinted at a voluptuous one. She was your cliché 2010 hipster, and I have a soft spot all things vintage. I introduced myself, but somehow missed her's. It didn't matter at the time, because she was a Siren and I had fallen into her trap. We talked and talked, about everything and nothing, and only moved from our spot when our cups ran dry. As the night progressed, time seemed to slow down and the world seemed to spin faster. I was lost in her smile, her voice, her words. She grabbed my hand and said something, I can't remember what, but it sent my mind into a state of elation. Suddenly we were at the door with our coats, then the hallway, the elevator, the city street. Each flashing memory the same as the one before it but for the changing backgrounds: both of her hands holding mine, our eyes locked, and her smile wide.
And then I found myself here, in this hobo beanbag chair, with a spinning head and a hurting side. I tried to climb out, but each time I attempted to sit up pain would shoot down my side. So I rolled to the edge and just sort of fell out, instead. When I got to my feet and cleaned myself off, I lifted my shirt to see what was causing so much pain. That was when I first discovered I was missing one of my kidneys.


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Season 6 Scoop: Kim Delaney's Newest Rival, Susan Lucci Guest Stars & More!
Filming for "Army Wives" Season 6 is underway and TVLine's Michael Ausiello (follow him on Twitter here) has the sizzling scoop on exciting guest stars and what's coming up for Kim Delaney's character, Claudia Joy Holden!
"All My Children" fans will be happy to see Kim and fellow "AMC" alum Susan Lucci join forces again onscreen (Delaney's first acting role was as teen Jenny Gardner Nelson on the soap opera), but this time at Fort Marhsall. Ausiello reports that soap legend Susan Lucci will play the wife of a retired general in at least two episodes in Season 6. Her character will offer sage advice to CJ on dealing with a rival.
No, that doesn't mean that Lenore Baker is returning well, as far as we know ;) but Claudia Joy does have a new battle at her hands. "Lie to Me" actress Kelli Williams will join the cast of "Army Wives" for at least seven episodes as Jackie Clarke, the ambitious spouse of a general... and Mrs. Holden's newest enemy! Click here to read more from TVLine.
At the close of Season 5, Claudia Joy had just left her job under Grant Chandler and was helping to mend her family after Michael's scandal and Emmalin's return home from school. What do you think is next for Claudia Joy? What other guest stars do you want to see on Season 6 of "Army Wives"? As we get closer to Season 6, stay tuned to the "Army Wives" Blog for more from the set!


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"I am shocked" -hominidofdarkness
"Clearly the best of the Tankmen parodies so far, rivaling even Stamper's." -Rabid-Echidna
"I GOT A MAJOR HARD ON WATCHING THAT" -Johnny_Utah
100,000 homos have loved this movie.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars September 2, 2006
omg that kicks ass
lmfao that shit is awesome!!!
Really? I don't like shit. it can be brown. or the occasional spinach green.
Rated 5 / 5 stars September 1, 2006
Oh, Jesus...
This vid was.... so... *twitch* I'm just so shocked, that I can't even think of something to say.
Hey Steve! Why don't you stick your **** in his ass? We'll make a **** & ass line!
Rated 5 / 5 stars September 1, 2006
W00t!!!! yes! yes!!
first of all, im not gay, but it was funny though, and it's running like 90's was a cool music, i dont even care its a gay music but i LIKE IT.. aaaaaaallllllllooooooooooottttttt alot.....
It's not gay music.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars August 29, 2006
HAHAHAAHA i like tank men but this was the best parody yet
Rated 0 / 5 stars August 29, 2006
Too far
This Tankmen shit aint even gonna be funny anymore, should they bring out a third one.
This is not the third one. So laugh. Mo'fucka.