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It’s called the “Monday Meltdown” and is an excuse to just let out some of the frustration within. We all have frustration, yes? So – let’s focus our frustration and let it out on Mondays – because we all know that Mondays just deserve it. Just ask Garfield. ::grins::

Here’s how it is going to work. I’m going to post a choice for you. You take it away and go! Either in the comments section or on your own blog. But if you run away to your own blog, please drop me a comment so I can come see. ::grins:: I love to read a good rant.

I also have a button up there you can ‘steal’. Steal meaning take away to your own server. Don’t direct link. I’m afraid I don’t have the bandwidth for that one. (; So – are you ready to vent? I know you are. ::grins::

This week’s rants:
1. People Who Refuse to Do Work
or
2. Non-Communicative People

You are free to rant about both or just one. Some of these rants may come back around, so don’t feel you need to do both of them so you can get it in. ::grins::

Okay! Go! If you are interested in my Meltdown for the week, it’s after the bump.

Here’s my rant for the week:
People Who Refuse to Do Work

So, you know I work for a public high school. And I have noticed an increasing trend of students who will just – not attempt to do things on their own. They will just wait until *I* do it for them. I actually had someone say to me, “Can you graph that?”

And all we were doing was simple addition. Something she could have EASILY graphed on her own paper if she needed the visual. I know some people are visual learners. I get that. However, start by TRYING it yourself. TRY. That’s all I ask. Just freaking – TRY. But – no. These students are so spoon-fed, they cannot, and I really mean CANnot and not WILL not, do it on their own.

And it frustrates me. It frustrates me and disappoints me to have to spend time on something this elementary. If I say, “Add and subtract this value to this part of a coordinate.” – any high school student should be able to do it – without my help. Even if the student needs to draw the damn thing out and then find the coordinates, that student should be able to do that particular problem – without my help.

This is *HIGH* school, people. Wake up and smell the coffee. It’s time to get off your lazy ass and do some work for yourself. Don’t expect *ME* to do it for me. All you do is make me frustrated and irritate me.

I don’t want to spend time in a high school class working on elementary concepts – like adding and subtracting two numbers. You ought to be past that. You really should be past that.