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Controversial teacher

Wednesday, May 30 at 1:31 PM

Kendra Kaufman (no hometown provided) writes:

I am a Conifer High School senior and I would like to defend the teacher Ms. McTague who is being brutally attacked for some of the pictures and quotes in the yearbook. I had Ms. McTague my junior year for English. She is a wonderful English teacher who I learned so much from. She taught us how to write persuasive speeches, introduced us to great world literature, and she taught us to look at literature in depth. Most importantly she is one of those teachers that listen‘s to what we have to say and she is easy to approach if you had a problem. She is one of my favorite teachers and I will always remember her teachings. She may have made a mistake, but haven‘t we all. People need to cut her some slack, because she is a person and in the past she has put together some great yearbooks that have gone on to win awards. So I please ask people to give her a break.
Next I would like to talk about the issue of the pictures of drugs and kids getting arrested in the yearbook. The press has made it seem that Conifer High School is turning into a school of druggies and that it not the case. Not everyone does drugs and not everyone is getting arrested. One of my teachers this year explained to use in class that Conifer High School is not a bad school, because he use to work in the city and it was much worse there. He proceeded to tell us that when he taught down there one student would get suspended every day. Up in Conifer we only have about one student suspended per semester or year. We are not a bad school! I live in Lakewood and go to Conifer High School, because I don‘t want to go to any of the schools in the city. The city schools have more drug, gang, and kids getting arrested and that is why I drive about 20 extra minutes so I can go to a good high school. That great school where teachers listen to what we have to say and we are all one big happy family is Conifer High School. I am a high school senior and I believe that Conifer High School is not going bad.
Now you know first hand that Ms. McTague is not a horrible teacher as she has been made out to be. You also now know that Conifer High School is not full of bad kids. Just compare the city schools to it and you will see the big difference that Conifer High School is just a great place to attend.

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READER COMMENTS

I can see from your writing that she must be a great english teacher.

Posted by on May 30, 2007 06:50 PM

She may be a great tacher and highly intelligent.
Does that override common sense and responsibility?

Posted by Can I get an AMEN! on May 31, 2007 08:18 AM

teacher

Posted by Can I get an AMEN! on May 31, 2007 08:19 AM