It has come to the attention of Lowell Life dot Org that a Lowell High School Chinese/ French teacher has been offering her students extra credit in exchange for good reviews on Rate My Teachers. Since then, she has gotten two pages of ‘good’ reviews. Unfortunately, even that, has not been enough to offset her other unsolicited reviews.
While I am sure that this kind of behavior is consistent with her teaching habits, I am still amazed that teachers of this caliber are still employed at a school as prestigious as Lowell High School. This just further proves our stance here at Lowell Life dot Org that many malicious and immoral practices are continued by the current administration with no entity to hold them accountable.
Since the formation of Lowell Life dot Org, we have been bombarded with hate mail, questioning emails, as well as comments calling for truce, from current administrators, alumni, as well as SFUSD employees. All have been documented and traced, and recorded. Cover ups and harassment activities have gone from subtle to outright blatant. However, our purpose is still the same, and has not changed. Numerous past students, as well as many currents ones, have been done a grave injustice by the current Lowell administration. Enough is enough. Someone needs to be held accountable for their actions.
We will continue to collect, record, and report injustices until someone finally rights these wrongs. Crimes and injustice can only be covered up for so long. Like an infected sore, it will continue to fester and eventually rot if left untreated. Such as the example of this particular teacher that has resorted to ‘buying’ her students’ favor. SFUSD and Lowell administration can try as they may to make us go away, but their actions will never be forgotten.
The good folks over at the Tea Council of the USA, Inc. wanted to inform supporters of LowellLife dot Org of their $15,000 Nationwide Scholarship they are sponsoring for college students. Please watch the video below.
Basically, the Tea Council of the USA is offering a $15,000 scholarship for the most creative and unique internet video about the health benefits of drinking tea as part of the 2009 Calm-A-Sutra of Tea scholarship competition.
Entries must be uploaded on to YouTube and must be one to two minutes. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age and the deadline is May 31, 2009. Sorry, only U.S. residents are eligible.
Remember, your original video must contain a health related message (this is 50% of what your video will be judged on; Entries must contain at least one clearly stated message regarding Tea’s health-related benefits, specifically black, green, white and oolong tea (with no specific commercial brand mentions, of course). Your video will also be judged on creativity (20%), individuality (20%) and popularity (10%).
This past Wednesday, I was sitting in my Health class as the substitute called role when I found it strange that my name was not called. I thought nothing of it and proceeded on to the rest of my day.
The following day on Thursday, my regular Health teacher came back and asked me to stay after class. She informed me that my name had disappeared entirely off the attendance sheet! I immediately went to see my counselor to inquire about the situation. She (counselor) assured me that it was a big “boo-boo” and that I should not worry about it.
However, today my Math teacher expressed concern over my name disappearing from her class attendance sheet as well and asked if I had “switched schools.” This alarmed me and I checked with the rest of my classes and it turned out that my name has been erased from each and every one of my classes! My Math teacher suggested that I check with the assistant principal, but I was unable to get any sort of explanation there either.
I was even more concerned when other one of my teachers asked if I had “switched schools.” What is going on?
