Comments for Lowell Life dot Org http://lowelllife.org The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a High School Student Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:38:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Parents protest Oakland district teacher by Wayne http://lowelllife.org/parents-protest-oakland-district-teacher/#comment-65 Wayne Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:38:25 +0000 http://lowelllife.org/?p=145#comment-65 What? Is Ms. Pang working as a teacher in Oakland now???? What? Is Ms. Pang working as a teacher in Oakland now????

]]> Comment on Parents protest Oakland district teacher by Lawrence http://lowelllife.org/parents-protest-oakland-district-teacher/#comment-64 Lawrence Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:37:29 +0000 http://lowelllife.org/?p=145#comment-64 Ha! Good luck getting all those grade grubbing people to help you with anything unless it looks good on their transcript! Ha! Good luck getting all those grade grubbing people to help you with anything unless it looks good on their transcript!

]]> Comment on 1/29/09 SFUSD Board of Education Meeting by Concerned Alumni http://lowelllife.org/12909-sfusd-board-of-education-meeting/#comment-56 Concerned Alumni Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:57:45 +0000 http://lowelllife.org/?p=129#comment-56 It's ridiculous! Why are adults acting irrationally - without objectivity - and mistreating the poor student? I'm not impressed with how this matter was handled. It’s ridiculous! Why are adults acting irrationally – without objectivity – and mistreating the poor student? I’m not impressed with how this matter was handled.

]]> Comment on 1/29/09 SFUSD Board of Education Meeting by Lowell Alumna http://lowelllife.org/12909-sfusd-board-of-education-meeting/#comment-47 Lowell Alumna Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:31:43 +0000 http://lowelllife.org/?p=129#comment-47 Hrm. Both Epic & Myth and Comedy & Satire are 40-minute long courses, not 45 minutes to an hour. Also, there's again the issue of not being guaranteed the courses the students want, only the courses they need. Even if the program sheet had Epic & Myth on it, it's the school's prerogative to shuffle kids around to balance classes. It has been done for years. :\ I understand how frustrating it is to sit through a class you didn't pick or didn't want, but many Lowell students have to do that at one point or another, and it's good to prepare you for college, anyway, since there will undoubtedly be requirements that you don't want to take. I wish these videos weren't all cut short to only show one side of things, though. It'd be interesting to be able to hear/see both and figure out what each group involved is thinking. It's rather hard to do that without the other side. Hrm. Both Epic & Myth and Comedy & Satire are 40-minute long courses, not 45 minutes to an hour.

Also, there’s again the issue of not being guaranteed the courses the students want, only the courses they need. Even if the program sheet had Epic & Myth on it, it’s the school’s prerogative to shuffle kids around to balance classes. It has been done for years. :\

I understand how frustrating it is to sit through a class you didn’t pick or didn’t want, but many Lowell students have to do that at one point or another, and it’s good to prepare you for college, anyway, since there will undoubtedly be requirements that you don’t want to take.

I wish these videos weren’t all cut short to only show one side of things, though. It’d be interesting to be able to hear/see both and figure out what each group involved is thinking. It’s rather hard to do that without the other side.

]]> Comment on Exhibit: 2b Conspiracy by Lowell Alumna http://lowelllife.org/exhibit-2b-conspiracy/#comment-45 Lowell Alumna Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:32:05 +0000 http://lowelllife.org/?p=122#comment-45 A falsified course request isn't good, I agree there. However, self-scheduling is a privilege and not a right. We as students are never guaranteed the courses we want, or the teachers we want. The only thing we're guaranteed are the requirements to graduate (and basically, you're only guaranteed to finish those by the time you're a second semester senior). Therefore, considering everything else that you've said is going on, I really don't think this is such a huge issue -- having one English class over another isn't the end of the world. :\ A falsified course request isn’t good, I agree there. However, self-scheduling is a privilege and not a right. We as students are never guaranteed the courses we want, or the teachers we want. The only thing we’re guaranteed are the requirements to graduate (and basically, you’re only guaranteed to finish those by the time you’re a second semester senior). Therefore, considering everything else that you’ve said is going on, I really don’t think this is such a huge issue — having one English class over another isn’t the end of the world. :\

]]> Comment on Exhibit: 2a Probation by Lowell Alumna http://lowelllife.org/exhibit-2a-probation/#comment-44 Lowell Alumna Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:27:00 +0000 http://lowelllife.org/?p=121#comment-44 I have a question. I'm not saying this is or isn't the case, but is it really so implausible for a student to fail one or two classes, but excel in the others? Because I've definitely seen it happen before. I have a question. I’m not saying this is or isn’t the case, but is it really so implausible for a student to fail one or two classes, but excel in the others? Because I’ve definitely seen it happen before.

]]> Comment on EXHIBIT: 2, Incompetency by Lowell Alumna http://lowelllife.org/exhibit-2-incompetency/#comment-43 Lowell Alumna Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:20:13 +0000 http://lowelllife.org/?p=120#comment-43 I agree that something should have been done about the bullying and about the bad grades. However, you also have to keep in mind that Lowell kids are also expected to go to their counselor if they need something. Each counselor has hundreds of kids to look after, and have to help the juniors/seniors with college stuff on top of that. I'm not saying the lack of counseling is excusable, but when I was at the school, students around me weren't generally just called into the counseling department -- they went to make appointments with the counselors themselves. I agree that something should have been done about the bullying and about the bad grades. However, you also have to keep in mind that Lowell kids are also expected to go to their counselor if they need something. Each counselor has hundreds of kids to look after, and have to help the juniors/seniors with college stuff on top of that. I’m not saying the lack of counseling is excusable, but when I was at the school, students around me weren’t generally just called into the counseling department — they went to make appointments with the counselors themselves.

]]> Comment on Notes by Lowell Alumna http://lowelllife.org/notes/#comment-42 Lowell Alumna Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:04:47 +0000 http://lowelllife.org/?p=32#comment-42 The only problem with this is that NO student is EVER guaranteed the courses/teachers he or she wants, only the courses that are required. Which basically just means that you can get put into the Comedy & Satire class even if you signed up for Epic & Myth. It happens all the time. The only problem with this is that NO student is EVER guaranteed the courses/teachers he or she wants, only the courses that are required. Which basically just means that you can get put into the Comedy & Satire class even if you signed up for Epic & Myth. It happens all the time.

]]> Comment on The Facts Can Not Be More Clear Now – Cover Up By Lowell and SFUSD Administrators by Mr.Lowell http://lowelllife.org/the-facts-can-not-be-more-clear-now-cover-up-by-lowell-and-sfusd-administrators/#comment-41 Mr.Lowell Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:43:53 +0000 http://lowelllife.org/?p=95#comment-41 Looks like Lowell principal and faculty has some explaining to do here. I feel for the child. He is a child and not an adult and this should not have happened to him. I went to Lowell too and I know how some teachers can be tricky and act wrongly towards a student. I remember a teacher named Jeanette Adams who tried to pick on me and give me a bad grade and a hard time. SHe tried to embarass me by insulting me in front of my fellow students and then having me go see her in her office which was located in the girls locker room!!! This PE teacher was horrendous. The girls made me out to be a pervert for walking down the steps to the locker room. SHe did this on purpose. She tried to give me a bad grade and make me fail PE. Can you believe that? I had my guardian talk to the principal and her and we complained about this. When I was a senior, i would see Ms Adams walk around in the second floor and she would smile and say hi to me and I would always walk by her without saying anything. I was older and smarter and learned how to stand up for myself. Haters like her should not be allowed to teach kids. I hope this parent who wrote the article and his child will get things straightened out. No one deserves this kind of behavior. Good luck . Looks like Lowell principal and faculty has some explaining to do here.

I feel for the child. He is a child and not an adult and this should not have happened to him.

I went to Lowell too and I know how some teachers can be tricky and act wrongly towards a student.

I remember a teacher named Jeanette Adams who tried to pick on me and give me a bad grade and a hard time. SHe tried to embarass me by insulting me in front of my fellow students and then having me go see her in her office which was located in the girls locker room!!! This PE teacher was horrendous. The girls made me out to be a pervert for walking down the steps to the locker room. SHe did this on purpose.

She tried to give me a bad grade and make me fail PE. Can you believe that? I had my guardian talk to the principal and her and we complained about this.

When I was a senior, i would see Ms Adams walk around in the second floor and she would smile and say hi to me and I would always walk by her without saying anything. I was older and smarter and learned how to stand up for myself.

Haters like her should not be allowed to teach kids. I hope this parent who wrote the article and his child will get things straightened out. No one deserves this kind of behavior. Good luck .

]]> Comment on Hello world! by Anonymous http://lowelllife.org/hello-world/#comment-40 Anonymous Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:31 +0000 http://jonathanleigh.net/?p=1#comment-40 Sounds pretty bad. I heard Pang was a bad teacher back when I was at Lowell (was never in her class though) but this one just ... well, it's the worst I've heard. But I'm a bit surprised that I'm not too surprised ... if that makes sense. Best of luck to you. Sounds pretty bad. I heard Pang was a bad teacher back when I was at Lowell (was never in her class though) but this one just … well, it’s the worst I’ve heard. But I’m a bit surprised that I’m not too surprised … if that makes sense.

Best of luck to you.

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